Kwok Ka-ki

Kwok Ka-ki (born 20 July 1961) is a Hong Kong male businessman, politician, former member of the Legislative Council, and specialist in urology. His ancestral home is in Jieyang, Guangdong. Born and raised in Hong Kong, he served as a directly elected representative for New Territories West in the Legislative Council and was formerly the chairperson of the Civic Party's Health and Quality of Life Branch. He and his wife, Hui Shun-lai, have one son and two daughters.

On 11 November 2020, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress issued a decision setting a framework for the immediate disqualification of four Legislative Council members, which the Hong Kong government enforced on the same day. On 6 January 2021, Kwok was arrested for his involvement in the pro-democracy primary election, suspected of violating the Hong Kong National Security Law, and was later sentenced to 4 years and 2 months in prison.

Biography

Kwok Ka-ki spent his childhood in Lei Muk Shue Estate, Tsuen Wan. His father ran a provision store named Hop Fung Store. Kwok graduated from CCC Chuen Yuen College in Kwai Chung and attended sixth form at Kowloon Technical School. He was later admitted to the University of Hong Kong Faculty of Medicine and obtained his Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery in 1985.

He served as a member of the Central and Western District Council (1994–2007) and won the 2004 Legislative Council election in the Medical Functional Constituency, defeating Lo Wing-lok. On 1 December 2004, he was appointed a member of the Hospital Authority, but was not reappointed after his term ended in 2006, reportedly due to his outspoken nature.

Kwok opposed renaming the University of Hong Kong’s Faculty of Medicine after Li Ka-shing and launched a global alumni fundraising campaign to reclaim the original name, which garnered little support. The faculty was officially renamed "Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine" on 1 January 2006.

In the 2008 Legislative Council election, Kwok lost his seat in the Medical Functional Constituency to Leung Ka-lau.

On 19 July 2010, Kwok and the "Concern for Hong Kong" group withdrew from the Alliance for Universal Suffrage and joined the Civic Party.

In 2012, Kwok represented the Civic Party in the New Territories West constituency and advocated for equal rights for new immigrants, including access to healthcare, public housing, and welfare, which sparked controversy. He won with 72,185 votes.

In 2016, he was re-elected in the same constituency with 42,334 votes, placing seventh in the district.

Legislative Council Work

COVID-19 Response

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Kwok called for mandatory virus testing for all arrivals, using deep throat saliva samples. He also criticized the Hong Kong government for not supplying enough masks to frontline medical staff while masks from correctional facilities in mainland China were being sold.

Controversies and Views

Patriotic Claims

Despite refusing to sign pledges to uphold the Basic Law or Chinese Constitution in 2016 and 2017, Kwok claimed he was patriotic, citing his self-study of Marxism and Maoism and participation in exchanges in mainland China during his youth.

Refused Entry to Macau

In July 2017, Kwok was denied entry into Macau while on honeymoon, deemed a potential threat to public order.

Other Sections

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See also

• Mass resignation of pro-democracy lawmakers

External links

• Kwok Ka-ki opposing government discrimination against new immigrants