Lillian Kwok Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honourable
Native Name:郭玲麗
Native Name Lang:zh
Office:Member of the Legislative Council
Term Start:1 January 2022
Constituency:Election Committee
Predecessor:Constituency created
Birth Name:20 April 1979
Birth Place:British Hong Kong
Alma Mater:Education University of Hong Kong (BA)
Hong Kong Metropolitan University (MEd)
Party:DAB[1]

Lillian Kwok Ling-lai (; born 20 April 1979[2]) is a Hong Kong registered teacher and politician who has been a member of the Legislative Council for the Election Committee constituency which was newly created under the electoral overhaul imposed by Beijing.

Education

Kwok completed her senior secondary and matriculation course curricula at the Pooi To Middle School in 1996 and New Asia Middle School in 1998 respectively. Afterwards, she earned a diploma in education from the Hong Kong Institute of Education and became a registered teacher in 2000, specialising in the area of special education needs.[3] Pursuing further studies subsequently, Kwok attained a Bachelor of Arts from the Education University of Hong Kong in 2014 and a Master of Education from the Hong Kong Metropolitan University in 2021.

Controversies

On 5 January 2022, Carrie Lam announced new warnings and restrictions against social gathering due to potential COVID-19 outbreaks.[4] One day later, it was discovered that Kwok attended a birthday party hosted by Witman Hung Wai-man, with 222 guests.[5] [6] [7] At least one guest tested positive with COVID-19, causing many guests to be quarantined.

During Kwok's Legislative Council campaign, she described her occupation as a teacher.[8] [9] However, after she was elected, her declaration of interests from January 2022 revealed that her occupations were a hotel training consultant and an insurance consultant. Kwok told SCMP that she had actually retired as a teacher in 2018, and claimed that she became an insurance consultant to prevent being scammed.

Electoral history

2021 legislative election

Election Committee[10]

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: Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region - Members' Biographies :Hon Lillian KWOK Ling-lai . Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. 24 January 2022.
  2. Web site: 選舉委員會 郭玲麗 個人背景 . 2021 . 香港01 . 25 January 2022 . zh .
  3. Web site: 派郭玲麗出戰選委界別 民建聯「加注」否認陪跑. 香港01. 4 November 2021. 25 January 2022. zh.
  4. 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.
  5. News: 衞生防護中心最新發現洪為民宴會人數為222人. RTHK. 12 January 2022. 25 January 2022. zh.
  6. News: Hong Kong Finds New Suspected Covid Case at Official's Scandal-Hit Birthday Party. Bloomberg News. 10 January 2022. 25 January 2022.
  7. 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.
  8. Web site: 2022-01-17. How well can Hong Kong's affluent lawmakers represent ordinary residents?. 2022-01-24. South China Morning Post. en.
  9. Web site: Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region - Members' Biographies ::Hon Lillian KWOK Ling-lai. 2022-01-24. www.legco.gov.hk.
  10. Web site: Legislative Council General Election results: Election Committee constituency. www.info.gov.hk.