The Honourable Nelson Wong 黃成智 |
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Nelson Wong drumming up support | |
Member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong |
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In office 2000–2004 |
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Preceded by | Cyd Ho |
Succeeded by | Leung Kwok-hung |
Constituency | New Territories East |
Member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong |
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Assumed office 2008 |
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Preceded by | Li Kwok-ying |
Constituency | New Territories East |
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Born | Hong Kong |
Nationality | Chinese (Hong Kong) |
Political party | Hong Kong Democratic Party |
Residence | Hong Kong |
Profession | Legislative Councillor |
Religion | Christianity |
Website | http://www.wongsingchi.org/ |
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Traditional Chinese | 黃成智 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 黄成智 | ||||||
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Nelson Wong Sing-chi (Born Hong Kong on 11 October 1957)[1] is a member of Legislative Council of Hong Kong, representing the New Territories East constituency, as well as a member of North District, Hong Kong Council. He is a member of the Hong Kong Democratic Party.
Wong was first elected to LegCo in 2000, was defeated in 2004 due to a dodgy electoral strategy, and re-elected in 2008. Wong obtained his Bachelor of Social Work from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and was a social worker before joining Hong Kong politics.
Though a member of the Democratic Party, Wong is a Christian and a social conservative. Wong opposed an amendment to the Domestic Violence Ordinance that would offer gay couples equal protection under the law on the grounds that the amendment would treat same-sex relationships as if they were marriages. He feared the government would go a step further and legalise same-sex marriage.[2]
In June 2010, he voted with the party in favour of the government’s 2012 constitutional reform package, which included the late amendment by the Democratic Party – accepted by the Beijing government – to hold a popular vote for five new District Council functional constituencies.[3]
Legislative Council of Hong Kong | ||
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Preceded by Cyd Ho |
Member of Legislative Council Representative for New Territories East constituency 2000 – 2004 Served alongside: Emily Lau, Andrew Cheng, Andrew Wong, Lau Kong-wah |
Succeeded by Leung Kwok-hung |
Preceded by Li Kwok-ying |
Member of Legislative Council Representative for New Territories East constituency 2008 – present Served alongside: Emily Lau, Andrew Cheng, Lau Kong-wah, Ronny Tong, Leung Kwok-hung, Gary Chan |
Incumbent |
Order of precedence | ||
Preceded by Cheung Kwok-che Member of the Legislative Council |
Hong Kong order of precedence Member of the Legislative Council |
Succeeded by Wong Kwok-kin Member of the Legislative Council |
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