The Honourable
Leung Kenneth Yuk-wai
JP
梁毓偉
Leung in 2023
Member of the Legislative Council
Assumed office
1 January 2022
Preceded byConstituency created
ConstituencyElection Committee
Personal details
Born (1984-03-03) March 3, 1984 (age 39)
Hong Kong
CitizenshipChinese
Education
Alma materKing's College London

Kenneth Leung Yuk-wai, JP (Chinese: 梁毓偉, born 3 March 1984 ), born and raised in Hong Kong, ancestry originate from Dongguan, GuangDong. He is currently the chairman of Hong Kong United Youth Association, the standing committee member of the 13th All-China Youth Federation, and a member of the legislative council.

life and education

Born and raised in Kowloon City of Hong Kong, Kenneth Leung Yuk-wai have obtained a Bachelor of Business Administration and a Master of International Management from King's College between 2005 and 2006. He returned to Hong Kong in 2010 and actively present in the scenes of public services. He is especially interested in the communication channels between youths of mainland China and Hong Kong, and strives to create platforms and opportunities for encouraging further developments of communications. He is currently in charge of different government roles from both mainland China and Hong Kong, as well as titles from private sectors. He is also a businessman and politician who has been one of the members of the Legislative Council for the Election Committee constituency which was newly created under the electoral overhaul imposed by Beijing. He was awarded with the Chief Executive's Commendation for Community Service and Justice of the Peace from Government of Hong Kong respectively in 2016 and 2020, as well as receiving the Excellent committee award from Guangdong Youth Federation for 2 years in 2018 and 2019 consecutively.

On 5 January 2022, Carrie Lam announced new warnings and restrictions against social gathering due to potential COVID-19 outbreaks.[1] One day later, it was discovered that Leung attended a birthday party hosted by Witman Hung Wai-man, with 222 guests.[2][3][4] At least one guest tested positive with COVID-19, causing many guests to be quarantined.[4]

Public Services

National duties

Youth Affairs

Electoral history

2021 legislative election: Election Committee[6]
No. Candidates Affiliation Votes %
1 Luk Chung-hung FTU 1,178
2 Ma Fung-kwok New Forum 1,234
3 Kingsley Wong Kwok FTU 1,192
4 Chan Hoi-yan Nonpartisan 1,292
5 Tang Fei FEW 1,339
6 Michael John Treloar Rowse Nonpartisan 454
7 Paul Tse Wai-chun Independent 1,283
8 Diu Sing-hung Nonpartisan 342
9 Tseng Chin-i Nonpartisan 919
10 Nelson Lam Chi-yuen Nonpartisan 970
11 Peter Douglas Koon Ho-ming Nonpartisan 1,102
12 Andrew Lam Siu-lo Nonpartisan 1,026
13 Chow Man-kong Nonpartisan 1,060
14 Doreen Kong Yuk-foon Nonpartisan 1,032
15 Fung Wai-kwong Nonpartisan 708
16 Chan Yuet-ming Nonpartisan 1,187
17 Simon Hoey Lee Nonpartisan 1,308
18 Judy Kapui Chan NPP 1,284
19 Wong Chi-him Nonpartisan 956
20 Maggie Chan Man-ki Nonpartisan 1,331
21 So Cheung-wing Nonpartisan 1,013
22 Sun Dong Nonpartisan 1,124
23 Tu Hai-ming Nonpartisan 834
24 Tan Yueheng Nonpartisan 1,245
25 Ng Kit-chong Nonpartisan 1,239
26 Chan Siu-hung Nonpartisan 1,239
27 Hong Wen Nonpartisan 1,142
28 Dennis Lam Shun-chiu Nonpartisan 1,157
29 Rock Chen Chung-nin DAB 1,297
30 Yung Hoi-yan NPP/CF 1,313
31 Chan Pui-leung Nonpartisan 1,205
32 Lau Chi-pang Nonpartisan 1,214
33 Carmen Kan Wai-mun Nonpartisan 1,291
34 Nixie Lam Lam DAB 1,181
35 Luk Hon-man BPA 1,059
36 Elizabeth Quat DAB 1,322
37 Lilian Kwok Ling-lai DAB 1,122
38 Lai Tung-kwok NPP 1,237
39 Leung Mei-fun BPA/KWND 1,348
40 Ho Kwan-yiu Nonpartisan 1,263
41 Chan Hoi-wing DAB 941
42 Alice Mak Mei-kuen FTU 1,326
43 Kevin Sun Wei-yung Independent 891
44 Stephen Wong Yuen-shan Nonpartisan 1,305
45 Lee Chun-keung Liberal 1,060
46 Cheung Kwok-kwan DAB 1,342
47 Kenneth Leung Yuk-wai Nonpartisan 1,160
48 Allan Zeman Nonpartisan 955
49 Lam Chun-sing FLU 1,002
50 Charles Ng Wang-wai Nonpartisan 958
51 Choy Wing-keung FTU 818

References

  1. ^ "Bars, gyms to close, 6pm restaurant curfew as Hong Kong ramps up Omicron battle". South China Morning Post. 5 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  2. ^ "衞生防護中心最新發現洪為民宴會人數為222人". News.rthk.hk. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Hong Kong Finds New Suspected Covid Case at Official's Scandal-Hit Birthday Party". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  4. ^ a b "All 170 guests of Covid-19 scandal-hit birthday party sent to quarantine". South China Morning Post. 7 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  5. ^ "梁毓偉:全國青聯香港成員加入選委會　為香港發展作出貢獻". Archived from the original on 16 June 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Legislative Council General Election results: Election Committee constituency". Info.gov.hk.


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