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Wong Ying Ho

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Kennedy Wong Ying-ho** (BBS, JP; born February 23, 1963), originally from Taishan, Guangdong, was born in Hong Kong. He is a Hong Kong solicitor and entrepreneur, currently serving as a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong and the 14th Hong Kong delegate to the National People's Congress. He is Deputy Secretary-General of the Hong Kong Coalition, a member of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong, a co-convener of the New Century Forum, and a vice chairman of the All-China Youth Federation. He was also a Deputy Director (Development) of the Civil Aid Service.

Biography

Background

Kennedy Wong's grandfather, Wong Fut-nam, was a businessman. His father, Wong Kin-hing, and his sister, Rita Fan, are both lawyers in Hong Kong.

Wong graduated from Sheng Kung Hui Kindergarten in 1969.[1] At age 14, he went to study in the United Kingdom. In 1992, he received approval from the Ministry of Justice of the People's Republic of China[2] to establish the first foreign law firm office in mainland China.

Career

In 1997, Wong became a member of the Provisional Legislative Council. He was named one of Hong Kong's Ten Outstanding Young Persons in 1998. In 1999, he was elected Chairman of the 7th Hong Kong United Youth Association and re-elected in 2000. His roles in China include membership in the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and Vice Chairmanship of the All-China Youth Federation. In 2004, he was appointed Honorary Consul of Albania in Hong Kong by the Albanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[3]

Wong is the managing partner of Wong Kin-hing & Kennedy Wong Solicitors. He also acquired two publicly listed companies in Hong Kong: King Fook Jewellery and Oceanwide Holdings (later renamed Hong Kong Resources).

In 2009, Wong was accused of bribing the late Oceanwide Holdings Group Vice Chairman and Executive Director Hui Ho-ming. In January 2018, the District Court found him not guilty and he later applied for legal costs. In January 2019, the High Court ordered the Department of Justice to pay most of Wong's legal costs, except those related to an unsuccessful application to permanently stay the proceedings.

In January 2019, Wong was accused of using over 100 million shares of Hong Kong Resources as collateral to guarantee repayment of HK$87 million to the British Virgin Islands-based Oceanmile Limited, but later claimed to have "lost" the share transfer certificates, resulting in a canceled transfer. Wong failed to repay the debt and was later discovered to have transferred 980 million shares to another company. The case was settled in August 2021, with all parties agreeing not to pursue further legal action and each bearing their own legal costs.

During the 2019 Hong Kong extradition law controversy, Wong served as convener of the "Alliance to Support Justice and the Amendments." He and other pro-establishment figures formed the group "Protect Hong Kong," which held a rally at Tamar Park on July 20, 2019.

In 2020, Wong joined the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong.

In 2021, he succeeded Wong Ting-kwong to run in the Import and Export Functional Constituency in the Legislative Council election and was elected, marking his return to LegCo after 23 years and 6 months.

On January 1, 2025, Wong was appointed Chairman of the Council of Hong Kong Baptist University.

Public Statements

In September 2019, as Vice President of the Hong Kong Chinese Importers' and Exporters' Association, Wong suggested enacting cybersecurity laws to limit the spread of online information and give the police better tools to track down instigators and organizers.

Family

Wong is married with four children: Wong Yu-hang, Wong Yu-tak, Wong Yu-hung, and Wong Yu-ngaai. They are horse owners of racehorses "Hong Kong Supreme", "Shenzhou Pegasus", and "Blessing of China" (formerly "Heavenly Blessings").

References

  1. ↑ https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%BB%83%E8%8B%B1%E8%B1%AA#cite_ref-3
  2. ↑ https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%BB%83%E8%8B%B1%E8%B1%AA#cite_ref-4
  3. ↑ https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%BB%83%E8%8B%B1%E8%B1%AA#cite_ref-5

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