Christopher Chung
For the actor,, see Christopher Chung (actor).
| 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 British Hong Kong |
| 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 1957, Hong Kong) is a member of Hong Kong Legislative Council (Geographical constituency Hong Kong Island) and was chairman of Eastern District Council, representing Yue Wan constituency. He is a 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]
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| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Brook Bernacchi |
Member of the Eastern District Board Representative for Chai Wan North 1991–1994 |
Constituency abolished |
| New constituency | Member of the Eastern District Council Representative for Yue Wan 1994–present |
Incumbent |
| New constituency | Member of the Urban Council Representative for Chai Wan East 1995–1997 |
Replaced by Provisional Urban Council |
| New creation | Member of the Provisional Urban Council 1997–1999 |
Council abolished |
| Legislative Council of Hong Kong | ||
| 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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