Tang Ka-piu
鄧家彪
Tang Ka-piu being interviewed in 2018
Tang in 2018
Member of the Legislative Council
Assumed office
1 January 2022
Preceded byNew constituency
ConstituencyKowloon East
In office
10 October 2012 – 30 September 2016
Preceded byPan Pey-chyou
Succeeded byLuk Chung-hung
ConstituencyLabour
Personal details
Born (1979-10-29) 29 October 1979 (age 44)
Political partyHong Kong Federation of Trade Unions
Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong
Alma materChinese University of Hong Kong (Bachelor of Social Science)
OccupationRegistered social worker
Tang Ka-piu
Traditional Chinese鄧家彪
Tang in 2020

"Bill" Tang Ka-piu (Chinese: 鄧家彪, born 29 October 1979) is a Hong Kong politician who currently served as a legislative councillor and district councillor (2007–2019).

Political career

Legislative Council

He was a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong for the Labour constituency between 2012 and 2016. He participated in the 2008 LegCo election with Wong Kwok-hing, representing the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions, the largest pro-Beijing labour union in the territory. In the 2012 LegCo election he gained a seat in the Labour constituency uncontested.

In the 2016 LegCo election, Tang ran in the New Territories East geographic constituency but was not elected.[1]

Tang ran again in New Territories East during the 2018 by-elections, but was again not elected.[2] It was reported that he spent approximately HK$2.24 million on this campaign, mostly on advertising and meals.[3]

Tang ran in Kowloon East in both the postponed 2020 and 2021 Legislative Council election, and returned to the parliament after the absence of pro-democracy forces.

In August 2022, after Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan, Tang said "China will take resolute and powerful countermeasures to protect its sovereignty and security interests."[4]

In October 2022, Tang was unhappy that medicine made in China was listed as tier 2, whereas other countries' medicine was listed as tier 1.[5]

In December 2022, Tang was part of 3 lawmakers who drafted legislation to reform CUHK's governing council, saying "During the anti-government turmoil in 2019, there was a riot on the campus of CUHK but the attitude and handling of the incident by CUHK were appalling."[6] In September 2023, Tang drew criticism for the legislation, with former lawmaker Abraham Shek asking "They should table the bill with the university’s endorsement. Why do they have to be that authoritarian?"[7]

In October 2023, Tang said that a complete ban on Japanese seafood would be "best," but said he would not reduce his consumption of Japanese seafood.[8]

District Councils

He was also a district councillor for the Islands District Council, representing Yat Tung Estate North. He was first elected in the 2007 election, and was re-elected in 2011 and 2015.[9][10][11] In the 2019 District Council election he ran for a seat on Sha Tin District Council in the newly created Shui Chuen O constituency, but lost to pro-democracy candidate Lo Tak-ming of Community Sha Tin.[12]

Property

According to Tang's January 2022 declaration of assets, he owns a flat in Guangdong.[13]

References

  1. ^ "Election Results (New Territories East)". 2016 Legislative Council Election. Registration and Electoral Office.
  2. ^ "Election Result (New Territories East)". 2018 Legislative Council By-election. Registration and Electoral Office.
  3. ^ Chung, Kimmy (11 May 2018). "Pro-Beijing candidate Bill Tang spent HK$2.24 million on failed Legislative Council by-election campaign – with most being spent on adverts and meals for assistants". South China Morning Post.
  4. ^ "Hong Kong leader vows to help safeguard nation after Pelosi visits Taiwan". South China Morning Post. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Lawmakers call to increase the use of mainland-made drugs in HK". The Standard. 27 October 2022.
  6. ^ "Reforms push for university in Hong Kong after 'appalling' protest handling". South China Morning Post. 14 December 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  7. ^ "Hong Kong should 'respect procedural justice', ex-lawmaker Abraham Razack says". South China Morning Post. 2 September 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  8. ^ "Restaurateurs bite their tongues over Hong Kong's curbs on Japanese seafood, as scholars say politics at play". Hong Kong Free Press. 8 October 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  9. ^ "Results of the 2007 District Council Election" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. p. 113.
  10. ^ "Election Results (Islands)". 2011 District Council Election. Registration and Electoral Office.
  11. ^ "Election Results (Islands)". 2015 District Council Election. Registration and Electoral Office.
  12. ^ "Election Results (Sha Tin)". 2019 District Council Election. Registration and Electoral Office.
  13. ^ "How well can Hong Kong's affluent lawmakers represent ordinary residents?". South China Morning Post. 17 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.

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Political offices New constituency Member of Islands District Council Representative for Yat Tung Estate North2008–2019 Succeeded byFong Lung-fei Legislative Council of Hong Kong Preceded byPan Pey-chyou Member of Legislative Council Representative for Labour2012–2016 Served alongside: Kwok Wai-keung, Poon Siu-ping Succeeded byLuk Chung-hung New constituency Member of Legislative Council Representative for Kowloon East2022–present Incumbent
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