Jiang Zhiwei
Jiang Zhiwei (English name: Tandon Lal Chaing; born 1954),[1] is Chairman of the Lok Ma Chau Cross‑Border Freight Association and a member of the Hong Kong Democratic and Livelihood Advancement Association. He was a candidate in both the 2007 Hong Kong Legislative Council by‑election for the Hong Kong Island constituency and the 2008 Legislative Council election.[2]
Biography
Jiang was born in Shanghai in 1954 to a Malaysian Chinese father and later moved to Hong Kong, where he worked as a taxi driver. In 1983 he became a city taxi owner. In 1988 he founded a transport company specializing in construction materials. In 1994 he established a container depot at Lok Ma Chau, eventually representing the freight industry between Mainland China and Hong Kong. He now serves as Chairman of the Lok Ma Chau Cross‑Border Freight Association, advocating for the rights of transport operators.[3]
Legislative Council Campaigns
In August 2007, following the death of Hong Kong Island Legislative Council member Ma Lik, a by‑election was called. On 25 October 2007 Jiang announced his candidacy, one of eight contenders. Running as an independent focused on social justice, he pledged to defend grassroots welfare, protect middle‑class interests, and monitor government performance. Despite trailing high‑profile candidates Anson Chan and Regina Ip in opinion polls, he remained optimistic about his chances.
His campaign platform criticized government favoritism toward large conglomerates, lack of fair competition laws—citing high fuel taxes that hurt transport and logistics workers—and the neglect of livelihood issues amid political struggles. In the by‑election, Jiang received 3,518 votes (1.10%), placing third behind Chan and Ip. He decried the election as a clash of political forces rather than a merit‑based selection and indicated he might run again—outside Hong Kong Island.[4]
In April 2008 Jiang joined the Democratic and Livelihood Advancement Association and stood in the New Territories West constituency in the 2008 Legislative Council election, garnering 6,771 votes (1.70%) and failing to win a seat.
References
- ↑ https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%94%A3%E5%BF%97%E5%81%89#cite_ref-1
- ↑ https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%94%A3%E5%BF%97%E5%81%89#cite_ref-2
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20071027165650/http://hk.news.yahoo.com/071026/12/2i9mx.html
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20071213024550/http://hk.news.yahoo.com/071203/12/2kng4.html
External links
- https://web.archive.org/web/20071127231700/http://www.stanleychaing.hk/ — Campaign website
- http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/jw!MSObd6uRGBZ2XO1yypZOY1v6TJk- — Campaign blog