Andrew Wong

Andrew Wong Wang Fat, OBE, JP, (Chinese: 黃宏發) (born December 11, 1943) was the last president of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong during British rule, the first and only Hong Kong Chinese to served the post.

Andrew Wong was born in Shanghai, China. He attended The University of Hong Kong and the Syracuse University. Wong is better known among Hongkongers by the nickname "Uncle Fat" "發叔" (叔 means uncle).

First elected to the Legislative Council in 1985, Wong was elected from among members of the council to be the President in 1995. He held the position until June 30, 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 reelected to the Legislative Council in 1998 and 2000 after the transfer of sovereignty. He lost his seat at the Legislative Council elections on September 12, 2004.

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

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Preceded by new constituency	Member of the Legislative Council (New Territories East) 1985–1991	Succeeded by constituency redrawn
Preceded by new constituency	Member of the Legislative Council (New Territories East) 1991–1995	Succeeded by constituency redrawn
Preceded by new constituency	Member of the Legislative Council (New Territories South-East) 1991–1995	Succeeded by constituency redrawn
Preceded by new creation	Member of the Provisional Legislative Council 1996–1998	Succeeded by replaced by the Legislative Council
Preceded by John Joseph Swaine	President of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong 1995–1997	Succeeded by Rita Fan (President of the Provisional Legislative Council)
Preceded by new constituency	Member of the Legislative Council (New Territories East) 1998–2004	Succeeded by not applicable (multi-member constituency)