Doreen Kong
Doreen Kong Yuk-foon (born 1970) is a Hong Kong solicitor and politician.[1] She was elected as a member of Legislative Council for the Election Committee constituency heavily skewed the pro-Beijing camp.[2]
Doreen Kong | |
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江玉歡 | |
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Member of the Legislative Council | |
Assumed office 1 January 2022 | |
Preceded by | Constituency created |
Constituency | Election Committee |
Personal details | |
Born | 1970 (age 52–53) British Hong Kong |
Citizenship | Hong Kong |
Other political affiliations | NPP (2014–2016) |
Alma mater | University of Hong Kong (LL.B., PCLL, MSc, MPA) |
Occupation | Solicitor |
Early years
Kong, an orphan, was adopted after birth.[3] She managed to study law in the University of Hong Kong despite of the poor family background.[4] After graduated with LL.B. in 1992 and PCLL in 1994, she was called to the bar, focusing on housing issues.
Political career
During the Umbrella Movement in 2014, Kong organised a silent assembly. Calling the protestors "trampling" rule-of-law", she urged them to obey injunctions by the court and end the occupation.[5] Kong joined the pro-Beijing New People's Party in the same year.[3] She ran in the 2015 local elections, as the party's candidate in Kornhill Garden constituency, but was defeated by the Civic.[3] A year later, she quitted the party and joined the team of Jasper Tsang, former President of the Legislative Council, as an advisor.[6] She was elected as an executive of Law Society and appointed as a committee member of Independent Commission Against Corruption in 2019 and 2020 respectively.[7][6]
In 2021, Kong was elected as a member of the Legislative Council after winning in the Election Committee constituency controlled by pro-Beijing camp.[2] During the campaign, she called on the Government to speed-up the legislation of Article 23, a provision in Basic Law related to national security.[8][9]
In July 2022, Kong was critical of foreign domestic helpers, who were operating food stalls on public pavement.[10]
In October 2022, Kong criticized the government and Lo Chung-mau for invalidating 20,000 COVID-19 vaccine exemption passes, stating that he had no legal authority to do so, with Kong asking "Who is destroying the rule of law now?"[11][12]
In February 2023, Kong criticized the government for planning to impose extra betting taxes on the Hong Kong Jockey Club, saying it was unfair.[13]
In March 2023, she championed the cause of Chan Tan-ching a 90 year old licensed street hawker whose cart was seized by the Food and Hygiene Department[14]
In March 2023, Kong was the only lawmaker to vote against a measure to build temporary public housing.[15]
Electoral performances
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BPA (KWND) | Leung Mei-fun | 1,348 | 94.93 | ||
DAB | Cheung Kwok-kwan | 1,342 | 94.51 | ||
FEW | Tang Fei | 1,339 | 94.30 | ||
Non-party | Maggie Chan Man-ki | 1,331 | 93.73 | ||
FTU | Alice Mak Mei-kuen | 1,326 | 93.38 | ||
DAB | Elizabeth Quat | 1,322 | 93.10 | ||
NPP (Civil Force) | Yung Hoi-yan | 1,313 | 92.46 | ||
Non-party | Hoey Simon Lee | 1,308 | 92.11 | ||
Non-party | Stephen Wong Yuen-shan | 1,305 | 91.90 | ||
DAB | Rock Chen Chung-nin | 1,297 | 91.34 | ||
Non-party | Chan Hoi-yan | 1,292 | 90.99 | ||
Non-party | Carmen Kan Wai-mun | 1,291 | 90.92 | ||
NPP | Judy Kapui Chan | 1,284 | 90.42 | ||
Independent | Paul Tse Wai-chun | 1,283 | 90.35 | ||
Non-party | Junius Ho Kwan-yiu | 1,263 | 88.94 | ||
Non-party | Tan Yueheng | 1,245 | 87.68 | ||
Non-party | Chan Siu-hung | 1,239 | 87.25 | ||
Non-party | Ng Kit-chong | 1,239 | 87.25 | ||
NPP | Lai Tung-kwok | 1,237 | 87.11 | ||
New Forum | Ma Fung-kwok | 1,234 | 86.90 | ||
Non-party | Lau Chi-pang | 1,214 | 85.49 | ||
Non-party | Chan Pui-leung | 1,205 | 84.86 | ||
FTU | Kingsley Wong Kwok | 1,192 | 83.94 | ||
Non-party | Chan Yuet-ming | 1,187 | 83.59 | ||
DAB | Nixie Lam Lam | 1,181 | 83.17 | ||
FTU | Luk Chung-hung | 1,178 | 82.96 | ||
Non-party | Kenneth Leung Yuk-wai | 1,160 | 81.69 | ||
Non-party | Dennis Lam Shun-chiu | 1,157 | 81.48 | ||
Non-party | Wendy Hong Wen | 1,142 | 80.42 | ||
Non-party | Sun Dong | 1,124 | 79.15 | ||
DAB | Lillian Kwok Ling-lai | 1,122 | 79.01 | ||
Non-party | Peter Douglas Koon Ho-ming | 1,102 | 77.61 | ||
Non-party | Chow Man-kong | 1,060 | 74.65 | ||
Liberal | Lee Chun-keung | 1,060 | 74.65 | ||
BPA | Benson Luk Hoi-man | 1,059 | 74.58 | ||
Non-party | Doreen Kong Yuk-foon | 1,032 | 72.68 | ||
Non-party | Andrew Lam Siu-lo | 1,026 | 72.25 | ||
Non-party | So Cheung-wing | 1,013 | 71.34 | ||
FLU | Lam Chun-sing | 1,002 | 70.56 | ||
Non-party | Nelson Lam Chi-yuen | 970 | 68.31 | ||
Non-party | Charles Ng Wang-wai | 958 | 67.46 | ||
Non-party | Wong Chi-him | 956 | 67.32 | ||
Non-party | Allan Zeman | 955 | 67.25 | ||
DAB | Chan Hoi-wing | 941 | 66.27 | ||
Non-party | Tseng Chin-i | 919 | 64.72 | ||
Independent | Kevin Sun Wei-yung | 891 | 62.75 | ||
Non-party | Tu Hai-ming | 834 | 58.73 | ||
FTU | Choy Wing-keung | 818 | 57.61 | ||
Non-party | Fung Wai-kwong | 708 | 49.86 | ||
Non-party | Michael John Treloar Rowse | 454 | 31.97 | ||
Non-party | Diu Sing-hung | 342 | 24.08 | ||
Total valid votes | 1420 | 100.00 | |||
Rejected ballots | 6 | ||||
Turnout | 1,426 | 98.48 | |||
Registered electors | 1,448 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Civic | Leung Siu-sun | 2,384 | 56.8 | +13.7 | |
NPP | Doreen Kong Yuk-foon | 1,814 | 43.2 | ||
Majority | 570 | 13.6 | +10.8 | ||
Turnout | 4,233 | 54.6 | |||
Civic hold | Swing | ||||
References
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- "Hong Kong: Pro-Beijing candidates sweep controversial LegCo election". BBC News. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- "政壇:律師江玉歡自揭孤兒身世". 太陽報 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- "「現代阿信」江玉歡爭入立會 曾見余若薇叫人不用遵守禁制令而站出來". www.bastillepost.com. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
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- "廉署諮委會 林鄭任命反佔中律師彭韻僖、江玉歡 競選班底李律仁同獲委任". Stand News. 25 December 2020. Archived from the original on 20 December 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- "【政圈風聲】律師會月底改選 佔中默站律師江玉歡出戰 9人報名". HK01. 9 May 2019. Archived from the original on 20 December 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- "Election Results: Election Committee Constituency". Elections.gov.hk. 20 December 2021. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- "候選人簡介:選舉委員會界別-江玉歡" (PDF). Elections.gov.hk. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- Standard, The. "Helpers' outdoor "cooked food center" slammed by lawmaker". The Standard. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- Standard, The. "Lawmaker questions govt's legal basis to invalidate suspected fraudulent jab exemptions". The Standard. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
- Ho, Kelly (5 October 2022). "Hong Kong lawmaker questions legal basis of invalidating Covid-19 jab exemptions from arrested doctors". Hong Kong Free Press HKFP. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
- "Hong Kong Jockey Club warns of unlicensed competition emerging under betting duty". South China Morning Post. 22 February 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- "Hong Kong hawker, 90, who had chestnut cart confiscated appeals to authorities to change 'outdated' legislation governing trade".
- "Hong Kong's light public housing scheme secures HK$14.9 billion funding approval". South China Morning Post. 17 March 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2023.