Princess Diana Award winner Steven Cheung confirmed his intention to seek nomination to stand in the forthcoming European Election. At just 19, he could become the youngest ever Member of the European Parliament if elected.

A member of nthe BC, British Chinese project, Cheung was born in Hong Kong and grew up in London. His father is Chinese and his mother from Philippines. He remembered his arrival in the UK when he was 11, “It is often difficult for immigrants like us to settle in a new country, trying to maintain our cultural identity, while at the same time under pressure to integrate into the society at large.”

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英國華人參政計劃成員張敬龍今日下午召開記者招待會，宣佈計劃參加歐洲議會選舉。張敬龍是2009年度戴安娜皇妃大獎之得獎者之一，現年十九歲，若參加選舉，預計將為歐洲議會選舉最年青的參選人，亦為首位參加該選舉之英國華人。

張敬龍是一名學生，父親是香港人，母親來自菲律賓。他十一歲時隨父母由香港移民到英國，起初並不習慣。他說：「移民到外地，既要積極融入社會，又不想丟下自身的傳統文化，很難一下子適應下來。」不過，他相信不同文化的人，只要互相尊重，也可以融洽地一起生活。

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