Helena Wong (politician)

Dr the Honourable Helena Wong Pik-wan 黃碧雲
Member of the Legislative Council
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 October 2012
Preceded by	James To
Constituency	Kowloon West
Personal details
Born	(1959-03-21) March 21, 1959[1][2]
Political party	Democratic Party
Alma mater	Chinese University of Hong Kong (B.A., M.Phil.) University of California, Los Angeles (M.A., Ph.D.)
Occupation	Lecturer

Helena Wong Pik-wan (Chinese: 黃碧雲, born 21 March 1959) is a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong for Kowloon West constituency. She is also an academic staff at Hong Kong Polytechnic University.^[3]

Background

Wong graduated from Chinese University of Hong Kong with a Bachelor of Arts in Religion and Master of Philosophy. She continued to receive her Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy in Political science from UCLA. In 1999, she began teaching at Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Wong served as the chairperson for the Hong Kong Women Christian Council from 1999 to 2002 and for Hong Kong Christian Institute from 2004 to 2005. In 2004, she held the coordinator position for GEC2801 China Studies until 2006. She became a member in the Election Committee for a sub-sector in Higher Education in 2011. In 2012, Wong was elected into the Legislative Council of Hong Kong for Kowloon West constituency.^[3][4]

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