In this Hong Kong name, the surname is Chung. In accordance with Hong Kong custom, the Western-style name is Felix Chung and the Chinese-style name is Chung Kwok-pan.
He was born in 1963 to a garment business family who owns the Chungweiming Knitting Factory Limited. He was educated in Scotland, graduating from Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen with a bachelor's degree of science in 1986 and Stirling University with a degree of Master of Business Administration in 1988. He returned to Hong Kong in 1987 when he was 24 and joined a local surveying firm and later helped his father with his garment business of manufacturing wool knitwear and cotton knitted wear in 1988.[1]
He was invited by the Liberal Party honorary chairman James Tien to join the party in 2009. In the 2012 Legislative Council election, he challenged again in the same constituency against Henry Tan, CEO and president of Luen Thai Holdings, after Leung announced her retirement. He defeated Tan by 1,076 votes and took back the constituency for the Liberals. He became the vice-chairman after the election. When both James Tien and Selina Chow stepped down as party leader and chair, Chung was nominated to be the party vice-chairman on 1 December 2014.[1]
He engaged in a debate with Chief ExecutiveLeung Chun-ying over Leung's "appropriately proactive" economic policies on newspaper in 2015. He thought that Leung abandoning the "positive non-interventionism" for "appropriately proactive" policies was worrisome, in which the "visible hand" would "go beyond the line".[2]
He retained his seat in the 2016 Legislative Council election by winning more than 75 percent of the votes. After the election, he succeeded the retiring Vincent Fang to become the leader of the Liberal Party.
He is also a member of the Advisory Committee on Textile & Clothing Industries, a director of the Chinese Manufacturers' Association of Hong Kong and a director of Hong Kong Brand Development Council. He was also a member of the 9th Guangdong Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference in 1998.[3] He has also been member of the Election Committee since 2006.
In the 2021 LegCo election, Chung became one of the two defeated incumbents after winning only 82 votes, half of votes received by his challenger Sunny Tan, thus ending his nine years of tenure. He stayed as the party leader until the next May, when he was succeeded by Tommy Cheung.
Referencesedit
^ abc"After Occupy, Liberal Party head seeks middle ground in divided Hong Kong". South China Morning Post. 22 December 2014.
^"香港經濟轉捩點：當「積極不干預」撞上「適度有為」". The Initium]. 14 October 2015.
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In this Hong Kong name the surname is Chung In accordance with Hong Kong custom the Western style name is Felix Chung and the Chinese style name is Chung Kwok pan Felix Chung Kwok pan Chinese 鍾國斌 born 4 November 1963 is a former member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong for the Textiles and Garment constituency representing the Liberal Party He was the leader of the Liberal Party from 2016 to 2022 and the party chairman from 2014 to 2016 The HonourableFelix Chung鍾國斌Felix Chung in 2020Member of the Legislative CouncilIn office 1 October 2012 31 December 2021Preceded bySophie LeungSucceeded bySunny TanConstituencyTextiles and GarmentLeader of the Liberal PartyIn office 7 October 2016 10 May 2022Preceded byVincent FangSucceeded byTommy CheungChairman of the Liberal PartyIn office 1 December 2014 7 October 2016LeaderVincent FangPreceded bySelina ChowSucceeded byTommy CheungPersonal detailsBorn 1963 11 04 4 November 1963 age 60 Hong KongNationalityChinese HK Political partyLiberal Party since 2009 Alma materRobert Gordon University BSc Stirling University MBA OccupationLegislative CouncillorMerchantChinese nameTraditional Chinese鍾國斌TranscriptionsYue CantoneseYale RomanizationJung Gwok banJyutpingZung1 Gwok3 ban1 Contents 1 Early career 2 Legislative Councillor 3 References 4 External linksEarly career editHe was born in 1963 to a garment business family who owns the Chungweiming Knitting Factory Limited He was educated in Scotland graduating from Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen with a bachelor s degree of science in 1986 and Stirling University with a degree of Master of Business Administration in 1988 He returned to Hong Kong in 1987 when he was 24 and joined a local surveying firm and later helped his father with his garment business of manufacturing wool knitwear and cotton knitted wear in 1988 1 He later became the chairman of the Hong Kong Apparel Society and challenged as an independent for the Textiles and Garment functional constituency against a long time incumbent Sophie Leung of the Liberal Party in the 2008 Legislative Council election Chung received 711 votes as compared to Leung s 1 255 votes who soon fell out with the Liberals and left with two other legislators to form the Economic Synergy 1 Legislative Councillor edit nbsp Chung in 2015 He was invited by the Liberal Party honorary chairman James Tien to join the party in 2009 In the 2012 Legislative Council election he challenged again in the same constituency against Henry Tan CEO and president of Luen Thai Holdings after Leung announced her retirement He defeated Tan by 1 076 votes and took back the constituency for the Liberals He became the vice chairman after the election When both James Tien and Selina Chow stepped down as party leader and chair Chung was nominated to be the party vice chairman on 1 December 2014 1 He engaged in a debate with Chief Executive Leung Chun ying over Leung s appropriately proactive economic policies on newspaper in 2015 He thought that Leung abandoning the positive non interventionism for appropriately proactive policies was worrisome in which the visible hand would go beyond the line 2 He retained his seat in the 2016 Legislative Council election by winning more than 75 percent of the votes After the election he succeeded the retiring Vincent Fang to become the leader of the Liberal Party He is also a member of the Advisory Committee on Textile amp Clothing Industries a director of the Chinese Manufacturers Association of Hong Kong and a director of Hong Kong Brand Development Council He was also a member of the 9th Guangdong Provincial Committee of the Chinese People s Political Consultative Conference in 1998 3 He has also been member of the Election Committee since 2006 In the 2021 LegCo election Chung became one of the two defeated incumbents after winning only 82 votes half of votes received by his challenger Sunny Tan thus ending his nine years of tenure He stayed as the party leader until the next May when he was succeeded by Tommy Cheung References edit a b c After Occupy Liberal Party head seeks middle ground in divided Hong Kong South China Morning Post 22 December 2014 香港經濟轉捩點 當 積極不干預 撞上 適度有為 The Initium 14 October 2015 Board of Directors Hanbo External links editMembers Biographies Hon CHUNG Kwok pan Archived 18 July 2016 at the Wayback Machine Liberal Party official website Hon Felix CHUNG Kwok pan Archived 15 November 2019 at the Wayback Machine Legislative Council of Hong Kong Preceded bySophie Leung Member of Legislative CouncilRepresentative for Textiles and Garment2012 2021 Succeeded bySunny Tan Party political offices Preceded bySelina Chow Vice Chairperson of the Liberal Party2012 2014 Served alongside Vincent Fang Succeeded byPeter Shiu Chairman of the Liberal Party2014 2016 Succeeded byTommy Cheung Preceded byVincent Fang Leader of the Liberal Party2016 present Incumbent Order of precedence Preceded byLo Wai kwokMember of the Legislative Council Hong Kong order of precedenceMember of the Legislative Council Succeeded byAlvin YeungMember of the Legislative Council Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Felix Chung amp oldid 1219117800, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
