Andrew Wong (politician)

Andrew Wong Wang-fat OBE, JP (Chinese: 黃宏發; born 11 December 1943) is a Hong-Kong politician who was the last president of the Legislative Council during British rule. He was the only person of Chinese ethnicity to have served in the position during British rule, supported by the pan-democracy camp.[1]

Andrew Wong
黃宏發
Wong in 2018
President of the Legislative Council
In office
11 October 1995 – 30 June 1997
MonarchElizabeth II
GovernorChris Patten
Preceded bySir John Joseph Swaine
Succeeded byRita Fan
Member of the Legislative Council
In office
1 July 1998 – 30 September 2004
Preceded byNew parliament
Succeeded byLeung Kwok-hung
ConstituencyNew Territories East
In office
21 December 1996 – 30 June 1998
(Provisional Legislative Council)
In office
11 October 1995 – 30 June 1997
Preceded byNew constituency
Succeeded byReplaced by Provisional Legislative Council
ConstituencyNew Territories South-east
In office
30 October 1985 – 31 July 1995
Preceded byNew constituency
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
ConstituencyNew Territories East
Personal details
Born (1943-12-11) 11 December 1943 (age 80)
Shanghai, Republic of China
SpouseRita Pun Ming-chu
EducationWah Yan College
Alma materUniversity of Hong Kong (BA)
Syracuse University (MPA)
London School of Economics and Political Science (MPhil)
Andrew Wong
Traditional Chinese黃宏發
Transcriptions
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationWòhng Wàhng faat
JyutpingWong4 Wang4 faat3

Andrew Wong was born in Shanghai, Republic of China. He attended Wah Yan College, an all-male Jesuit secondary school in Hong Kong, after which studied at the University of Hong Kong, Syracuse University in the United States and completed an MPhil at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) in the United Kingdom. Wong is often referred to by the nickname "Uncle Fat" (Chinese: "發叔").

First elected into the Legislative Council of Hong Kong in 1985, Wong was elected by his fellow members of the Council to the position of its president in 1995. He held the position until 30 June 1997, when the sovereignty of Hong Kong was transferred from the United Kingdom to the People's Republic of China.

He served in the Provisional Legislative Council from 1997 to 1998, and was re-elected to the Legislative Council in 1998, and in 2000, after the transfer of sovereignty. He lost his seat at the 2004 Legislative Council elections.

Wong served in the Sha Tin District Board from 1981 to 1991. He was also a lecturer in the Department of Government and Public Administration of the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

In 2021, Wong published 60 Chinese Poems in English Verse. The book is a collection of 60 quatrain poems from the Tang Dynasty which Wong translated from ancient Chinese into English. In his translation Wong focuses on translating into accentual verse to make the poems melodious to the English ear.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Lum, Alvin (7 May 2020). "Hong Kong's Legislative Council could face legal challenges if it bypasses House Committee election process: former president Andrew Wong". South China Morning Post.
  2. ^ Wong, Andrew (2021). 60 Chinese Poems in English Verse (in English and Chinese). Hong Kong: Minds Publishing Company. pp. viii–xi. ISBN 9789887534204.
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Legislative Council of Hong Kong
New constituency Member of Legislative Council
Representative for New Territories East
1991–1995
Served alongside: Emily Lau
Succeeded by
Himself
as Representative for New Territories South-east
Preceded by Chairman of Finance Committee
1994–1995
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Himself
as Representative for New Territories East
Member of Legislative Council
Representative for New Territories South-east
1995–1997
Replaced by
Provisional Legislative Council
Preceded by President of the Legislative Council
1995–1997
Succeeded byas President of the Provisional Legislative Council
New parliament Member of Provisional Legislative Council
1997–1998
Replaced by Legislative Council
Member of Legislative Council
Representative for New Territories East
1998–2004
Succeeded by