Doreen Kong Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honourable
Doreen Kong
Native Name Lang:zh
Office:Member of the Legislative Council
Term Start:1 January 2022
Constituency:Election Committee
Predecessor:Constituency created
Birth Date:12 July 1970
Birth Place:British Hong Kong
Otherparty:NPP (2014–2016)
Citizenship:Hong Kong
Alma Mater:University of Hong Kong (LL.B., PCLL, MSc, MPA)
Occupation:Solicitor

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 her poor family background.[4] After graduated with LL.B. in 1992 and PCLL in 1994, she was 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.[6] She ran in the 2015 local elections, as the party's candidate in Kornhill Garden constituency, but was defeated by the Civic.[7] A year later, she quitted the party and joined the team of Jasper Tsang, former President of the Legislative Council, as an advisor.[8] 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.[9]

In 2021, Kong was elected as a member of the Legislative Council after winning in the Election Committee constituency controlled by pro-Beijing camp.[10] 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.[11] [12]

In July 2022, Kong was critical of foreign domestic helpers, who were operating food stalls on public pavement.[13]

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?"[14] [15]

In February 2023, Kong criticized the government for planning to impose extra betting taxes on the Hong Kong Jockey Club, saying it was unfair.[16]

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[17]

In March 2023, Kong was the only lawmaker to vote against a measure to build temporary public housing.[18]

Notes and References

  1. News: Lau . Chris . Hong Kong elections: securing nominations for Legislative Council poll no easy task, aspiring candidates find . 22 January 2022 . . 2 November 2021 . en.
  2. News: 2021-12-20. Hong Kong: Pro-Beijing candidates sweep controversial LegCo election. en-GB. BBC News. 2022-01-22.
  3. Web site: 政壇：律師江玉歡自揭孤兒身世. 2022-01-22. 太陽報. zh-hk.
  4. Web site: 2021-12-16. 「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. 2022-01-22. www.bastillepost.com.
  5. Web site: 2014-11-03. 數十法律界人士默站抗議佔領踐踏法治. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20211220205334/https://news.tvb.com/local/545759c66db28cfa6e000006. 2021-12-20. 2021-12-21. 無綫新聞.
  6. Web site: 政壇：律師江玉歡自揭孤兒身世. 2022-01-22. 太陽報. zh-hk.
  7. Web site: 政壇：律師江玉歡自揭孤兒身世. 2022-01-22. 太陽報. zh-hk.
  8. Web site: 2020-12-25. 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. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20211220205328/https://www.thestandnews.com/politics/%E5%BB%89%E7%BD%B2%E8%AB%AE%E5%A7%94%E6%9C%83-%E6%9E%97%E9%84%AD%E4%BB%BB%E5%91%BD%E5%8F%8D%E4%BD%94%E4%B8%AD%E5%BE%8B%E5%B8%AB%E5%BD%AD%E9%9F%BB%E5%83%96-%E6%B1%9F%E7%8E%89%E6%AD%A1-%E7%AB%B6%E9%81%B8%E7%8F%AD%E5%BA%95%E6%9D%8E%E5%BE%8B%E4%BB%81%E5%90%8C%E7%8D%B2%E5%A7%94%E4%BB%BB. 2021-12-20. 2021-12-21. Stand News.
  9. Web site: 2019-05-09. 【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. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20211220205323/https://www.hk01.com/%E6%94%BF%E6%83%85/326811/%E6%94%BF%E5%9C%88%E9%A2%A8%E8%81%B2-%E5%BE%8B%E5%B8%AB%E6%9C%83%E6%9C%88%E5%BA%95%E6%94%B9%E9%81%B8-%E4%BD%94%E4%B8%AD%E9%BB%98%E7%AB%99%E5%BE%8B%E5%B8%AB%E6%B1%9F%E7%8E%89%E6%AD%A1%E5%87%BA%E6%88%B0-9%E4%BA%BA%E5%A0%B1%E5%90%8D. 2021-12-20. 2021-12-21. HK01.
  10. News: 2021-12-20. Hong Kong: Pro-Beijing candidates sweep controversial LegCo election. en-GB. BBC News. 2022-01-22.
  11. Web site: 2021-12-20. Election Results: Election Committee Constituency. live. 2021-12-21. Elections.gov.hk. https://web.archive.org/web/20211221173323/https://www.elections.gov.hk/legco2021/eng/rs_ecc.html . 21 December 2021 .
  12. Web site: 候選人簡介：選舉委員會界別－江玉歡. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20211215214327/https://www.elections.gov.hk/legco2021/pdf/intro_to_can/ECC_14.pdf. 2021-12-15. 2021-12-21. Elections.gov.hk.
  13. Web site: Standard . The . Helpers' outdoor "cooked food center" slammed by lawmaker . 2022-07-04 . The Standard . en.
  14. Web site: Standard . The . Lawmaker questions govt's legal basis to invalidate suspected fraudulent jab exemptions . 2022-10-05 . The Standard . en.
  15. Web site: Ho . Kelly . 2022-10-05 . Hong Kong lawmaker questions legal basis of invalidating Covid-19 jab exemptions from arrested doctors . 2022-10-05 . Hong Kong Free Press HKFP . en-GB.
  16. Web site: 2023-02-22 . Hong Kong Jockey Club warns of unlicensed competition emerging under betting duty . 2023-02-22 . South China Morning Post . en.
  17. Web site: Hong Kong hawker, 90, who had chestnut cart confiscated appeals to authorities to change 'outdated' legislation governing trade. 9 March 2023 .
  18. Web site: 2023-03-17 . Hong Kong's light public housing scheme secures HK$14.9 billion funding approval . 2023-03-19 . South China Morning Post . en.

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