Английская Википедия:Doreen Kong
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Doreen Kong Yuk-foon (born 12 July 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]
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 Шаблон:Clarify span 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
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References
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