Doreen Kong

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In this Hong Kong name, the surname is Kong. In accordance with Hong Kong custom, the Western-style name is Doreen Kong and the Chinese-style name is Kong Yuk-foon.
The Honourable
Doreen Kong
江玉歡
Doreen Kong Yuk-foon.jpg
Member of the Legislative Council
Assumed office
1 January 2022
Preceded byConstituency created
ConstituencyElection Committee
Personal details
Born1970 (age 51–52)
British Hong Kong
CitizenshipHong Kong
Other political
affiliations		NPP (2014–2016)
Alma materUniversity of Hong Kong (LL.B., PCLL, MSc, MPA)
OccupationSolicitor

Doreen Kong Yuk-foon (born 1970) is a Hong Kong solicitor and politician.[1] She was elected as a member of Legislative Council for the Election Committee constituency heavily skewed the pro-Beijing camp.[2]

Early years[]

Koon, an orphan, was adopted after birth.[3] She managed to study law in the University of Hong Kong despite of the poor family background.[4] After graduated with LL.B. in 1992 and PCLL in 1994, she was called to the bar, focusing on housing issues.

Political career[]

During the Umbrella Movement in 2014, Koon organised a silent assembly. Calling the protestors "trampling" rule-of-law", she urged them to obey injunctions by the court and end the occupation.[5] Koon joined the pro-Beijing New People's Party in the same year.[3] She ran in the 2015 local elections, as the party's candidate in Kornhill Garden constituency, but was defeated by the Civic.[3] A year later, she quitted the party and joined the team of Jasper Tsang, former President of the Legislative Council, as an advisor.[6] She was elected as an executive of Law Society and appointed as a committee member of Independent Commission Against Corruption in 2019 and 2020 respectively.[7][6]

In 2021, Koon was elected as a member of the Legislative Council after winning in the Election Committee constituency controlled by pro-Beijing camp.[2] During the campaign, she called on the Government to speed-up the legislation of Article 23, a provision in Basic Law related to national security.[8][9]

Electoral performances[]

2021 Legislative Council election: Election Committee
(% below refers to that of valid votes)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BPA (KWND) Leung Mei-fun 1,348 94.93
DAB Cheung Kwok-kwan 1,342 94.51
FEW Tang Fei 1,339 94.30
Nonpartisan Maggie Chan Man-ki 1,331 93.73
FTU Alice Mak Mei-kuen 1,326 93.38
DAB Elizabeth Quat 1,322 93.10
NPP (Civil Force) Yung Hoi-yan 1,313 92.46
Nonpartisan Hoey Simon Lee 1,308 92.11
Nonpartisan Stephen Wong Yuen-shan 1,305 91.90
DAB Rock Chen Chung-nin 1,297 91.34
Nonpartisan Chan Hoi-yan 1,292 90.99
Nonpartisan Carmen Kan Wai-mun 1,291 90.92
NPP Judy Kapui Chan 1,284 90.42
Independent Paul Tse Wai-chun 1,283 90.35
Nonpartisan Junius Ho Kwan-yiu 1,263 88.94
Nonpartisan Tan Yueheng 1,245 87.68
Nonpartisan Chan Siu-hung 1,239 87.25
Nonpartisan Ng Kit-chong 1,239 87.25
NPP Lai Tung-kwok 1,237 87.11
New Forum Ma Fung-kwok 1,234 86.90
Nonpartisan Lau Chi-pang 1,214 85.49
Nonpartisan Chan Pui-leung 1,205 84.86
FTU Kingsley Wong Kwok 1,192 83.94
Nonpartisan Chan Yuet-ming 1,187 83.59
DAB Nixie Lam Lam 1,181 83.17
FTU Luk Chung-hung 1,178 82.96
Nonpartisan Kenneth Leung Yuk-wai 1,160 81.69
Nonpartisan Dennis Lam Shun-chiu 1,157 81.48
Nonpartisan Wendy Hong Wen 1,142 80.42
Nonpartisan Sun Dong 1,124 79.15
DAB Lillian Kwok Ling-lai 1,122 79.01
Nonpartisan Peter Douglas Koon Ho-ming 1,102 77.61
Nonpartisan Chow Man-kong 1,060 74.65
Liberal Lee Chun-keung 1,060 74.65
BPA Benson Luk Hoi-man 1,059 74.58
Nonpartisan Doreen Kong Yuk-foon 1,032 72.68
Nonpartisan Andrew Lam Siu-lo 1,026 72.25
Nonpartisan So Cheung-wing 1,013 71.34
FLU Lam Chun-sing 1,002 70.56
Nonpartisan Nelson Lam Chi-yuen 970 68.31
Nonpartisan Charles Ng Wang-wai 958 67.46
Nonpartisan Wong Chi-him 956 67.32
Nonpartisan Allan Zeman 955 67.25
DAB Chan Hoi-wing 941 66.27
Nonpartisan Tseng Chin-i 919 64.72
Independent Kevin Sun Wei-yung 891 62.75
Nonpartisan Tu Hai-ming 834 58.73
FTU Choy Wing-keung 818 57.61
Nonpartisan Fung Wai-kwong 708 49.86
Nonpartisan Michael John Treloar Rowse 454 31.97
Nonpartisan Diu Sing-hung 342 24.08
Total valid votes 1420 100.00
Rejected ballots 6
Turnout 1,426 98.48
Registered electors 1,448
Eastern District Council Election, 2015: Kornhill Garden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Civic Leung Siu-sun 2,384 56.8 +13.7
NPP Doreen Kong Yuk-foon 1,814 43.2
Majority 570 13.6 +10.8
Turnout 4,233 54.6
Civic hold Swing

References[]

  1. ^ Lau, Chris (2 November 2021). "Hong Kong elections: securing nominations for Legislative Council poll no easy task, aspiring candidates find". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Hong Kong: Pro-Beijing candidates sweep controversial LegCo election". BBC News. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "政壇：律師江玉歡自揭孤兒身世". 太陽報 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  4. ^ "「現代阿信」江玉歡爭入立會 曾見余若薇叫人不用遵守禁制令而站出來". www.bastillepost.com. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  5. ^ "數十法律界人士默站抗議佔領踐踏法治". 無綫新聞. 3 November 2014. Archived from the original on 20 December 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  6. ^ a b "廉署諮委會　林鄭任命反佔中律師彭韻僖、江玉歡　競選班底李律仁同獲委任". Stand News. 25 December 2020. Archived from the original on 20 December 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  7. ^ "【政圈風聲】律師會月底改選　佔中默站律師江玉歡出戰　9人報名". HK01. 9 May 2019. Archived from the original on 20 December 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Election Results: Election Committee Constituency". Elections.gov.hk. 20 December 2021. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  9. ^ "候選人簡介：選舉委員會界別－江玉歡" (PDF). Elections.gov.hk. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
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