The Honourable
Doreen Kong
江玉歡
Member of the Legislative Council
Assumed office
1 January 2022
Preceded byConstituency created
ConstituencyElection Committee
Personal details
Born (1970-07-12) July 12, 1970 (age 53)
British Hong Kong
CitizenshipHong Kong[ambiguous]
Other political
affiliations		NPP (2014–2016)
Alma materUniversity of Hong Kong (LL.B., PCLL, MSc, MPA)
OccupationSolicitor
Doreen Kong Yuk-foon
Traditional Chinese江玉歡
Simplified Chinese江玉欢

Doreen Kong Yuk-foon (born 12 July 1970) is a Hong Kong solicitor and politician.[1] She was elected as a member of Legislative Council for the Election Committee constituency heavily skewed the pro-Beijing camp.[2]

Early years

Kong, an orphan, was adopted after birth.[3] She managed to study law in the University of Hong Kong despite of the poor family background.[4] After graduated with LL.B. in 1992 and PCLL in 1994, she was called to the bar,[clarify] focusing on housing issues.

Political career

During the Umbrella Movement in 2014, Kong organised a silent assembly. Calling the protestors "trampling" rule-of-law", she urged them to obey injunctions by the court and end the occupation.[5] Kong joined the pro-Beijing New People's Party in the same year.[3] She ran in the 2015 local elections, as the party's candidate in Kornhill Garden constituency, but was defeated by the Civic.[3] A year later, she quitted the party and joined the team of Jasper Tsang, former President of the Legislative Council, as an advisor.[6] She was elected as an executive of Law Society and appointed as a committee member of Independent Commission Against Corruption in 2019 and 2020 respectively.[7][6]

In 2021, Kong was elected as a member of the Legislative Council after winning in the Election Committee constituency controlled by pro-Beijing camp.[2] During the campaign, she called on the Government to speed-up the legislation of Article 23, a provision in Basic Law related to national security.[8][9]

In July 2022, Kong was critical of foreign domestic helpers, who were operating food stalls on public pavement.[10]

In October 2022, Kong criticized the government and Lo Chung-mau for invalidating 20,000 COVID-19 vaccine exemption passes, stating that he had no legal authority to do so, with Kong asking "Who is destroying the rule of law now?"[11][12]

In February 2023, Kong criticized the government for planning to impose extra betting taxes on the Hong Kong Jockey Club, saying it was unfair.[13]

In March 2023, she championed the cause of Chan Tan-ching a 90 year old licensed street hawker whose cart was seized by the Food and Hygiene Department[14]

In March 2023, Kong was the only lawmaker to vote against a measure to build temporary public housing.[15]

Electoral performances

2021 Legislative Council election: Election Committee
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BPA (KWND) Leung Mei-fun 1,348 94.93
DAB Cheung Kwok-kwan 1,342 94.51
FEW Tang Fei 1,339 94.30
Nonpartisan Maggie Chan Man-ki 1,331 93.73
FTU Alice Mak Mei-kuen 1,326 93.38
DAB Elizabeth Quat 1,322 93.10
NPP (Civil Force) Yung Hoi-yan 1,313 92.46
Nonpartisan Hoey Simon Lee 1,308 92.11
Nonpartisan Stephen Wong Yuen-shan 1,305 91.90
DAB Rock Chen Chung-nin 1,297 91.34
Nonpartisan Chan Hoi-yan 1,292 90.99
Nonpartisan Carmen Kan Wai-mun 1,291 90.92
NPP Judy Kapui Chan 1,284 90.42
Independent Paul Tse Wai-chun 1,283 90.35
Nonpartisan Junius Ho Kwan-yiu 1,263 88.94
Nonpartisan Tan Yueheng 1,245 87.68
Nonpartisan Chan Siu-hung 1,239 87.25
Nonpartisan Ng Kit-chong 1,239 87.25
NPP Lai Tung-kwok 1,237 87.11
New Forum Ma Fung-kwok 1,234 86.90
Nonpartisan Lau Chi-pang 1,214 85.49
Nonpartisan Chan Pui-leung 1,205 84.86
FTU Kingsley Wong Kwok 1,192 83.94
Nonpartisan Chan Yuet-ming 1,187 83.59
DAB Nixie Lam Lam 1,181 83.17
FTU Luk Chung-hung 1,178 82.96
Nonpartisan Kenneth Leung Yuk-wai 1,160 81.69
Nonpartisan Dennis Lam Shun-chiu 1,157 81.48
Nonpartisan Wendy Hong Wen 1,142 80.42
Nonpartisan Sun Dong 1,124 79.15
DAB Lillian Kwok Ling-lai 1,122 79.01
Nonpartisan Peter Douglas Koon Ho-ming 1,102 77.61
Nonpartisan Chow Man-kong 1,060 74.65
Liberal Lee Chun-keung 1,060 74.65
BPA Benson Luk Hoi-man 1,059 74.58
Nonpartisan Doreen Kong Yuk-foon 1,032 72.68
Nonpartisan Andrew Lam Siu-lo 1,026 72.25
Nonpartisan So Cheung-wing 1,013 71.34
FLU Lam Chun-sing 1,002 70.56
Nonpartisan Nelson Lam Chi-yuen 970 68.31
Nonpartisan Charles Ng Wang-wai 958 67.46
Nonpartisan Wong Chi-him 956 67.32
Nonpartisan Allan Zeman 955 67.25
DAB Chan Hoi-wing 941 66.27
Nonpartisan Tseng Chin-i 919 64.72
Independent Kevin Sun Wei-yung 891 62.75
Nonpartisan Tu Hai-ming 834 58.73
FTU Choy Wing-keung 818 57.61
Nonpartisan Fung Wai-kwong 708 49.86
Nonpartisan Michael John Treloar Rowse 454 31.97
Nonpartisan Diu Sing-hung 342 24.08
Total valid votes 1,420 100.00
Rejected ballots 6
Turnout 1,426 98.48
Registered electors 1,448
Eastern District Council Election, 2015: Kornhill Garden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Civic Leung Siu-sun 2,384 56.8 +13.7
NPP Doreen Kong Yuk-foon 1,814 43.2
Majority 570 13.6 +10.8
Turnout 4,233 54.6
Civic hold Swing

References

  1. ^ Lau, Chris (2 November 2021). "Hong Kong elections: securing nominations for Legislative Council poll no easy task, aspiring candidates find". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Hong Kong: Pro-Beijing candidates sweep controversial LegCo election". BBC News. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "政壇：律師江玉歡自揭孤兒身世". 太陽報 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  4. ^ "「現代阿信」江玉歡爭入立會 曾見余若薇叫人不用遵守禁制令而站出來". www.bastillepost.com. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  5. ^ "數十法律界人士默站抗議佔領踐踏法治". 無綫新聞. 3 November 2014. Archived from the original on 20 December 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  6. ^ a b "廉署諮委會 林鄭任命反佔中律師彭韻僖、江玉歡 競選班底李律仁同獲委任". Stand News. 25 December 2020. Archived from the original on 20 December 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  7. ^ "【政圈風聲】律師會月底改選 佔中默站律師江玉歡出戰 9人報名". HK01. 9 May 2019. Archived from the original on 20 December 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Election Results: Election Committee Constituency". Elections.gov.hk. 20 December 2021. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  9. ^ "候選人簡介：選舉委員會界別－江玉歡" (PDF). Elections.gov.hk. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  10. ^ Standard, The. "Helpers' outdoor "cooked food center" slammed by lawmaker". The Standard. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  11. ^ Standard, The. "Lawmaker questions govt's legal basis to invalidate suspected fraudulent jab exemptions". The Standard. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  12. ^ Ho, Kelly (5 October 2022). "Hong Kong lawmaker questions legal basis of invalidating Covid-19 jab exemptions from arrested doctors". Hong Kong Free Press HKFP. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  13. ^ "Hong Kong Jockey Club warns of unlicensed competition emerging under betting duty". South China Morning Post. 22 February 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  14. ^ "Hong Kong hawker, 90, who had chestnut cart confiscated appeals to authorities to change 'outdated' legislation governing trade". 9 March 2023.
  15. ^ "Hong Kong's light public housing scheme secures HK$14.9 billion funding approval". South China Morning Post. 17 March 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
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