Chow Man-kong
Chow Man-kong is a Hong Kong economist and politician. He was elected as a member of Legislative Council for the Election Committee constituency heavily skewed the pro-Beijing camp.[1]
Chow Man-kong | |
|---|---|
周文港 | |
.png.webp) Chow in 2021 | |
| Member of the Legislative Council | |
| Assumed office 1 January 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency created |
| Constituency | Election Committee |
| Personal details | |
| Born | British Hong Kong |
| Citizenship | Hong Kong |
| Alma mater | University of Hong Kong (PhD) Hong Kong Baptist University (BA) |
| Occupation | Economist |
Born in colonial Hong Kong, Chow had held positions in pro-Beijing organisations.[2] Chow was the special advisor to the Central Policy Unit of the Hong Kong Government and a member of the Hebei provincial committee of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.[3][4] He ran in the 2021 Legislative Council election and was elected through the Election Committee constituency.[5]
On 5 January 2022, Carrie Lam announced new warnings and restrictions against social gathering due to potential COVID-19 outbreaks.[6] One day later, it was discovered that Chow attended a birthday party hosted by Witman Hung Wai-man, with 222 guests.[7][8][9] At least one guest tested positive with COVID-19, causing many guests to be quarantined.[9]
Electoral performances
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BPA (KWND) | Leung Mei-fun | 1,348 | 94.93 | ||
| DAB | Cheung Kwok-kwan | 1,342 | 94.51 | ||
| FEW | Tang Fei | 1,339 | 94.30 | ||
| Nonpartisan | 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 | ||
| Nonpartisan | Hoey Simon Lee | 1,308 | 92.11 | ||
| Nonpartisan | Stephen Wong Yuen-shan | 1,305 | 91.90 | ||
| DAB | Rock Chen Chung-nin | 1,297 | 91.34 | ||
| Nonpartisan | Chan Hoi-yan | 1,292 | 90.99 | ||
| Nonpartisan | 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 | ||
| Nonpartisan | Junius Ho Kwan-yiu | 1,263 | 88.94 | ||
| Nonpartisan | Tan Yueheng | 1,245 | 87.68 | ||
| Nonpartisan | Chan Siu-hung | 1,239 | 87.25 | ||
| Nonpartisan | Ng Kit-chong | 1,239 | 87.25 | ||
| NPP | Lai Tung-kwok | 1,237 | 87.11 | ||
| New Forum | Ma Fung-kwok | 1,234 | 86.90 | ||
| Nonpartisan | Lau Chi-pang | 1,214 | 85.49 | ||
| Nonpartisan | Chan Pui-leung | 1,205 | 84.86 | ||
| FTU | Kingsley Wong Kwok | 1,192 | 83.94 | ||
| Nonpartisan | Chan Yuet-ming | 1,187 | 83.59 | ||
| DAB | Nixie Lam Lam | 1,181 | 83.17 | ||
| FTU | Luk Chung-hung | 1,178 | 82.96 | ||
| Nonpartisan | Kenneth Leung Yuk-wai | 1,160 | 81.69 | ||
| Nonpartisan | Dennis Lam Shun-chiu | 1,157 | 81.48 | ||
| Nonpartisan | Wendy Hong Wen | 1,142 | 80.42 | ||
| Nonpartisan | Sun Dong | 1,124 | 79.15 | ||
| DAB | Lillian Kwok Ling-lai | 1,122 | 79.01 | ||
| Nonpartisan | Peter Douglas Koon Ho-ming | 1,102 | 77.61 | ||
| Nonpartisan | Chow Man-kong | 1,060 | 74.65 | ||
| Liberal | Lee Chun-keung | 1,060 | 74.65 | ||
| BPA | Benson Luk Hoi-man | 1,059 | 74.58 | ||
| Nonpartisan | Doreen Kong Yuk-foon | 1,032 | 72.68 | ||
| Nonpartisan | Andrew Lam Siu-lo | 1,026 | 72.25 | ||
| Nonpartisan | So Cheung-wing | 1,013 | 71.34 | ||
| FLU | Lam Chun-sing | 1,002 | 70.56 | ||
| Nonpartisan | Nelson Lam Chi-yuen | 970 | 68.31 | ||
| Nonpartisan | Charles Ng Wang-wai | 958 | 67.46 | ||
| Nonpartisan | Wong Chi-him | 956 | 67.32 | ||
| Nonpartisan | Allan Zeman | 955 | 67.25 | ||
| DAB | Chan Hoi-wing | 941 | 66.27 | ||
| Nonpartisan | Tseng Chin-i | 919 | 64.72 | ||
| Independent | Kevin Sun Wei-yung | 891 | 62.75 | ||
| Nonpartisan | Tu Hai-ming | 834 | 58.73 | ||
| FTU | Choy Wing-keung | 818 | 57.61 | ||
| Nonpartisan | Fung Wai-kwong | 708 | 49.86 | ||
| Nonpartisan | Michael John Treloar Rowse | 454 | 31.97 | ||
| Nonpartisan | Diu Sing-hung | 342 | 24.08 | ||
| Total valid votes | 1420 | 100.00 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 6 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,426 | 98.48 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,448 | ||||
References
- "Hong Kong: Pro-Beijing candidates sweep controversial LegCo election". BBC News. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- "Man Kong CHOW". Lingnan Scholars. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- 黃雲娜 (19 November 2021). "專訪｜研究者到治港者 周文港：為中華崛起讀書，為基層上流參政". 香港01 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- "周文港報名參選立法會 冀推動教育創新-香港商報". www.hkcd.com. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- "2021 Legislative Council General Election - Election Results". www.elections.gov.hk. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- "Bars, gyms to close, 6pm restaurant curfew as Hong Kong ramps up Omicron battle". South China Morning Post. 5 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- "衞生防護中心最新發現洪為民宴會人數為222人". News.rthk.hk. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- "Hong Kong Finds New Suspected Covid Case at Official's Scandal-Hit Birthday Party". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- "All 170 guests of Covid-19 scandal-hit birthday party sent to quarantine". South China Morning Post. 7 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.