Kenneth Leung Yuk-wai explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honourable
Leung Kenneth Yuk-wai
Native Name:梁毓偉
Native Name Lang:zh
Office:Member of the Legislative Council
Term Start:1 January 2022
Constituency:Election Committee
Predecessor:Constituency created
Birth Date:3 March 1984
Birth Place:Hong Kong
Citizenship:Chinese
Alma Mater:King's College London
Education:

Kenneth Leung Yuk-wai, (born 3 March 1984), born and raised in Hong Kong, ancestry originate from Dongguan, GuangDong. He is currently the chairman of Hong Kong United Youth Association, the standing committee member of the 13th All-China Youth Federation, and a member of the legislative council.

life and education

Born and raised in Kowloon City of Hong Kong, Kenneth Leung Yuk-wai have obtained a Bachelor of Business Administration and a Master of International Management from King's College between 2005 and 2006. He returned to Hong Kong in 2010 and actively present in the scenes of public services. He is especially interested in the communication channels between youths of mainland China and Hong Kong, and strives to create platforms and opportunities for encouraging further developments of communications. He is currently in charge of different government roles from both mainland China and Hong Kong, as well as titles from private sectors. He is also a businessman and politician who has been one of the members of the Legislative Council for the Election Committee constituency which was newly created under the electoral overhaul imposed by Beijing. He was awarded with the Chief Executive's Commendation for Community Service and Justice of the Peace from Government of Hong Kong respectively in 2016 and 2020, as well as receiving the Excellent committee award from Guangdong Youth Federation for 2 years in 2018 and 2019 consecutively.

On 5 January 2022, Carrie Lam announced new warnings and restrictions against social gathering due to potential COVID-19 outbreaks.[1] One day later, it was discovered that Leung attended a birthday party hosted by Witman Hung Wai-man, with 222 guests.[2] [3] [4] At least one guest tested positive with COVID-19, causing many guests to be quarantined.

Public Services

National duties

Youth Affairs

Electoral history

2021 legislative election

Election Committee[6]

No.CandidatesAffiliation Votes%
1Luk Chung-hung1,178
2Ma Fung-kwok1,234
3Kingsley Wong Kwok1,192
4Chan Hoi-yan1,292
5Tang Fei1,339
6Michael John Treloar Rowse454
7Paul Tse Wai-chun1,283
8Diu Sing-hung342
9Tseng Chin-i919
10Nelson Lam Chi-yuen970
11Peter Douglas Koon Ho-ming1,102
12Andrew Lam Siu-lo1,026
13Chow Man-kong1,060
14Doreen Kong Yuk-foon1,032
15Fung Wai-kwong708
16Chan Yuet-ming1,187
17Simon Hoey Lee1,308
18Judy Kapui Chan1,284
19Wong Chi-him956
20Maggie Chan Man-ki1,331
21So Cheung-wing1,013
221,124
23Tu Hai-ming834
24Tan Yueheng1,245
25Ng Kit-chong1,239
26Chan Siu-hung1,239
27Hong Wen1,142
28Dennis Lam Shun-chiu1,157
29Rock Chen Chung-nin1,297
30Yung Hoi-yan/CF1,313
31Chan Pui-leung1,205
32Lau Chi-pang1,214
33Carmen Kan Wai-mun1,291
34Nixie Lam Lam1,181
35Luk Hon-man1,059
361,322
37Lilian Kwok Ling-lai1,122
38Lai Tung-kwok1,237
39Leung Mei-fun/KWND1,348
40Ho Kwan-yiu1,263
41Chan Hoi-wing941
42Alice Mak Mei-kuen1,326
43Kevin Sun Wei-yung891
44Stephen Wong Yuen-shan1,305
45Lee Chun-keung1,060
461,342
47Kenneth Leung Yuk-wai1,160
48955
49Lam Chun-sing1,002
50Charles Ng Wang-wai958
51Choy Wing-keung818

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022-01-05. Bars, gyms to close, 6pm restaurant curfew as Hong Kong ramps up Omicron battle. 2022-01-07. South China Morning Post. en.
  2. Web site: 衞生防護中心最新發現洪為民宴會人數為222人. News.rthk.hk. 10 February 2022.
  3. Web site: Hong Kong Finds New Suspected Covid Case at Official’s Scandal-Hit Birthday Party. Bloomberg.com. 10 February 2022.
  4. Web site: 2022-01-07. All 170 guests of Covid-19 scandal-hit birthday party sent to quarantine. 2022-01-07. South China Morning Post. en.
  5. News: 梁毓偉:全國青聯香港成員加入選委會 為香港發展作出貢獻 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210616043044/https://www.wenweipo.com/a/202104/13/AP6075b89ce4b0476859b628b2.html . 2021-06-16 . 2021-06-15 . live.
  6. Web site: Legislative Council General Election results: Election Committee constituency. Info.gov.hk.