Zhong Guobin
Felix Chung Kwok-pan [1] is a Hong Kong businessman and politician. He was a founding member of the centrist political group Hope for Hong Kong Alliance and former leader of the Liberal Party. He also served as President of the Hong Kong Apparel Society and Director of Chung Wai Ming Knitting Factory. He was a former member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong.
He was elected to the Legislative Council in September 2012 representing the Textiles and Garment functional constituency. Due to his resemblance to actor Alex Fong, he was nicknamed the “Alex Fong of politics.”[2]
Biography
Chung studied at Delia English Primary School in Mei Foo. He earned a Bachelor of Science from Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen, Scotland, and an MBA from the University of Stirling. He has over 25 years of experience in wool manufacturing, trade, and retail. In the 1980s, he took over his father's garment factory and led a business transformation. In 2001, he founded a men's clothing brand "Felix by P.T" in mainland China, which exited the market in 2004.[3]
In the 2008 Legislative Council election, Chung ran as an independent in the Textiles and Garment functional constituency and narrowly lost to Liberal Party member Sophie Leung by about 500 votes.[4] Leung later left the Liberal Party, and Chung subsequently joined it.
In 2009, he received funding from CreateHK to organize the Fashion World Talents Awards (FWTA) to promote local fashion designers.[5] He also founded Design by Hong Kong (DBHK) in August 2009 to offer integrated services for SMEs and Hong Kong brands.[3]
In the 2012 Legislative Council election, Sophie Leung chose not to run again, opening the seat for contest. Chung, backed by Liberal Party Honorary Chairman James Tien, ran against Henry Chan, son of Fujian tycoon Chan Shou-ren and CEO of United Gainful. On 9 September 2012, Chung won the seat with 1,076 votes.[6]
In December 2014, Chung became chairman of the Liberal Party following a party election.[7]
Public Service
- Member, 9th Guangdong Provincial Committee, CPPCC
- Member, 10th and 11th Dongguan CPPCC Committee
- Convenor, Liberal Party SME Concern Group
- Member, Election Committee (Textiles and Garment sector)
- President, Hong Kong Apparel Society
- Honorary President, Wool Innovation and Design Association
- Director, Hong Kong Textile Council
- Director, Chinese Manufacturers’ Association of Hong Kong
- Member, Joint Chamber of Commerce Conference
- Vice-chairman, SME Joint Chamber of Commerce
- Executive Director, New Territories General Chamber of Commerce
- Director, Hong Kong Design Centre
- Member, Brand Development Council
- Director, Hong Kong R&D Centre for Textiles and Clothing
- Member, Advisory Board, Department of Textile & Clothing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- Member, VTC Textiles and Garment Industry Training Board
- Member, Clothing Industry Training Authority
- Advisor, Fashion Design Skills Group, Caritas Bianchi College of Careers
References
External Links
- ↑ Felix Chung, Liberal Party official site
- ↑ https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%8D%BE%E5%9C%8B%E6%96%8C#cite_ref-2
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Felix Chung helps Hong Kong SMEs enter mainland retail
- ↑ Sophie Leung did not expect Felix Chung to run
- ↑ Chung and Chan in tight race
- ↑ Chung wins textiles & garment sector seat
- ↑ https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%8D%BE%E5%9C%8B%E6%96%8C#cite_ref-7