Chu Kwok-keung
Chu Kwok-keung is a Hong Kong teacher and pro-Beijing politician, elected as a member of Legislative Council in 2021.[2]
Chu Kwok-keung | |
|---|---|
朱國強 | |
| Member of the Legislative Council | |
| Assumed office 1 January 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Ip Kin-yuen (2020) |
| Constituency | Education |
| Personal details | |
| Citizenship | Hong Kong |
| Political party | HKFEW |
| Alma mater | Education University of Hong Kong (MEd)[1] |
| Occupation | Teacher |
Chu currently serves as the vice-chairman Hong Kong Federation of Education Workers,[3] a pro-Beijing teachers union,[4] and as a secondary school principal.[5] Chu supported teachers pledging allegiance to the Chinese Government,[6] and rejected calls of quashing criminal records of students arrested during protests.[7]
Electoral performances
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FEW | Chu Kwok-keung | 10,641 | 46.16 | ||
| Nonpartisan | James Lam Yat-fung | 4,544 | 19.71 | ||
| Nonpartisan | Lam Wing-sze | 3,280 | 14.23 | ||
| HKKGEPE | Ting Kin-wa | 2,533 | 10.99 | ||
| Independent | Jessica Man Sze-wing | 2,054 | 8.91 | ||
| Majority | 6,097 | 26.45 | |||
| Total valid votes | 23,052 | 100.00 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 1,652 | ||||
| Turnout | 24,704 | 29.02 | |||
| Registered electors | 85,117 | ||||
| FEW gain from PTU | Swing | ||||
References
- "Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region - Members' Biographies ::Hon CHU Kwok-keung". www.legco.gov.hk. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- "Legislative Council General Election results: Education". www.info.gov.hk. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- "Education sector polls hopeful backs amnesty for minors convicted over Hong Kong's 2019 protests". Hong Kong Free Press HKFP. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- "Vacant school in Hong Kong given to pro-Beijing group to start national education centre". South China Morning Post. 28 December 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- Standard, The. "Breakthrough as three join fight in education sector". The Standard. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- "【立會選戰】教育界三人爭一席 教聯會朱國強贊成教師宣誓". 獨立媒體. 10 November 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- "朱國強：違法學生須負責 倘難找學位當局可協助". 881903 (in Traditional Chinese). 29 January 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
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