Wong Kwok-kin explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honourable
Wong Kwok-kin
Native Name Lang:zh-hk
Honorific-Suffix:BBS
Office:Non-official Member of the Executive Council
Term Start:1 July 2017
Term End:30 June 2022
Predecessor:Cheng Yiu-tong
Successor:Ng Chau-pei
Office1:Member of the Legislative Council
Term Start1:1 October 2008
Term End1:31 December 2021
Successor1:Constituency abolished
Constituency1:Kowloon East
Office2:Chairman of the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions
Term Start2:2000
Term End2:2009
Successor2:Ng Chau-pei
Birth Place:British Hong Kong
Party:Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions
Residence:Sheung Shui
Occupation:Trade Union Worker

Wong Kwok-kin, BBS (黃國健; Yale: Wòhng Gwok Gihn; born May 1952) is a former member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong representing the Kowloon East constituency, and a former non-official member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong appointed by Carrie Lam in 2017.

Wong is the former Chairman of the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions (HKFTU) and a member of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong. He is one of Hong Kong's deputies to the National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China.[1]

Wong led HKFTU team to participate in the 2008 Hong Kong legislative election, followed by Chan Yuen Han, a former veteran legislator. Wong won the seat while Chan lost.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.cpu.gov.hk/tc/documents/csd/csd_sc_bios.pdf Committee on Social Development and Quality of Life
  2. http://www.elections.gov.hk/legco2008/eng/result/rs_gc_LC3.html Hong Kong Legislative Council 2008 Results