Christopher Chung
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| The Honourable Christopher Chung Shu-kun BBS, JP 鍾樹根 | |
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| Member of the Legislative Council | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 10 October 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Audrey Eu |
| Constituency | Hong Kong Island |
| Chairman of the Eastern District Council | |
| In office 6 January 2012 – 28 November 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Christina Ting |
| Succeeded by | Wong Kin-pan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1957 |
| Political party | Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong |
| Alma mater | Glasgow Caledonian University (BSc) University of Wales, Newport (MBA) |
| Occupation | Legislative Councillor |
Christopher Chung Shu-kun, BBS, JP (Chinese: 鍾樹根) (born in Hong Kong in 1957 with family root in Dongguan, Guangdong) is a member of Hong Kong Legislative Council (Geographical constituency Hong Kong Island) and he was the chairman of Eastern District Council, representing Yue Wan constituency. He is veteran member of Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong, a pro-establishment party in Hong Kong.[1]
In 2013, he was accused of making racist comments in a LegCo debate, during which he described foreigners as "flawed by nature", that they "knew nothing about Hongkong" and therefore were not fit to manage the West Kowloon Cultural District project.[2]
References
| Legislative Council of Hong Kong | ||
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| Preceded by Audrey Eu |
Member of Legislative Council Representative for Hong Kong Island 2012–present Served alongside: Sin Chung-kai, Cyd Ho, Regina Ip, Wong Kwok-hing, Kenneth Chan, Jasper Tsang |
Incumbent |
| Order of precedence | ||
| Preceded by Felix Chung Member of the Legislative Council |
Hong Kong order of precedence Member of the Legislative Council |
Succeeded by Tony Tse Member of the Legislative Council |
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