Elizabeth Quat
The Honourable Elizabeth Quat BBS, JP | |
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葛珮帆 | |
Member of the Legislative Council | |
Assumed office 1 October 2012 | |
Preceded by | Lau Kong-wah |
Constituency | New Territories East |
Personal details | |
Born |
Hong Kong | 23 December 1966
Political party | DAB |
Alma mater | Greenwich University, Hawaii |
Elizabeth Quat, BBS, JP (Chinese: 葛珮帆, born 23 December 1966[1]) is a Hong Kong politician associated with the pro-Beijing Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong. She is a co-founder of the scandal-rocked Internet Professional Association (iProA), a director of the World Summit Award and chief executive officer of CB Strategic Investment. All three of her "degrees" were awarded by defunct diploma mill Greenwich University, Hawaii.[2]
Quat was elected in 2012 to represent New Territories East in the Hong Kong Legislative Council. She has also served as an elected member of the Sha Tin District Council from 2008 to 2015.
Background
Quat received her Bachelor of Business Administration, Master of Business Administration, and Doctor of Philosophy in Management from unaccredited Greenwich University, Hawaii (which has never been recognized by an accrediting body of the federal Department of Education in the United States and later relocated to Norfolk Island).[3] In 2008, she was certified as a scuba diving instructor and is supporting photographer in a research group within the Ocean Geographic Society.[4][5]
In 2000, Quat founded the Internet Professional Association and was president of the group until 2006. She became the director of World Summit Award in 2003. Quat founded the company CB Strategic Investment in 2004 and has been the CEO since then. In 2005, she help founded eHealth Consortium. She was appointed as director for Hong Kong Education City in 2006. In 2007, she found and became the president for the Energy Saving & Environment Concern Alliance. Quat also founded Green ICT Consortium in 2009 and is the chairman of the organisation. She is currently a master student at the University of Hong Kong for marriage and family therapy.[6]
Honours
Quat received Ten Outstanding Young Persons and Ten Outstanding Young Digi Persons awards in 2001, and named The Most Successful Women 2002.[3]
References
- ↑ Quat, Elizabeth (14 August 2012). "Elizabeth Quat Election Platform" (PDF).
- ↑ "E. Quat's degrees don't equate". webb-site. 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
- 1 2 "Elizabeth Quat (Dr), Advisor". SC Fulfil. 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
- ↑ "Dr. Elizabeth QUAT (EQ)". Elysium Epic. 2008. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
- ↑ "E. Quat's degrees don't equate". webb-site.com. 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
- ↑ "Elizabeth Quat, President and Co-founder of Internet Professional Association" (PDF). Hong Kong IRC. 2004. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
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Political offices | ||
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Preceded by Stephen Fong |
Member of the Sha Tin District Council Representative for Chung On 2008–2015 |
Succeeded by Yip Wing |
Legislative Council of Hong Kong | ||
Preceded by Lau Kong-wah |
Member of Legislative Council Representative for New Territories East 2012–present |
Incumbent |
Order of precedence | ||
Preceded by Ip Kin-yuen Member of the Legislative Council |
Hong Kong order of precedence Member of the Legislative Council |
Succeeded by Poon Siu-ping Member of the Legislative Council |