Alice Mak (politician)
Alice Mak Mei-kuen BBS, JP (Chinese: 麥美娟, born 1971) is a member of Legislative Council of Hong Kong for the New Territories West constituency, for the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions. She graduated from Department of English of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. She has been a member of the Kwai Tsing District Council since 1993, and represented the Wai Ying constituency until 2019.
Alice Mak Mei-kuen BBS, JP | |
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麥美娟 | |
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Member of the Legislative Council | |
Assumed office 1 October 2012 | |
Preceded by | Wong Kwok-hing |
Constituency | New Territories West |
Member of the Kwai Tsing District Council | |
In office 1 October 1994 – 31 December 2019 | |
Preceded by | New constituency |
Succeeded by | Sin Ho Fai |
Constituency | Wai Ying |
Personal details | |
Born | 1971 (age 48–49) Hong Kong |
Political party | Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions |
Residence | Tsing Yi, New Territories |
Alma mater | CNEC Christian College Chinese University of Hong Kong |
Occupation | Legislative Councillor |
Political career
Mak was handpicked by Wong Kwok-hing to run in the 2012 Hong Kong legislative election[1][2][3] and was also elected as a member of Legislative Council of Hong Kong in the 2016 Hong Kong legislative election.
She lost her seat in the District Council during the 2019 elections following a general rout of pro-Beijing candidates amidst the 2019 Hong Kong protests.[4]
Controversies
Insulting Carrie Lam with profanities
During the 2019 Hong Kong protests, Chief Executive Carrie Lam called for a meeting on 18 June with pro-Beijing lawmakers in Government House to explain her reasoning for suspending the controversial extradition bill. It was reported that Mak berated the chief executive for around five minutes using Cantonese profanities until Lam appeared to be in tears, to which Mak retorted in tears, "what use is crying now? You know how to cry, I do too!".[5] The account was confirmed by a leaked conversation between pro-Beijing lawmaker Christopher Cheung and Independent Police Complaints Council chairman Anthony Neoh, who did not realise their microphones were still on during their breaks.[6]
In 19 June, Mak was asked about the truthfulness of the account, but Mak refused to reveal the details of the meeting, stressing that the pro-Beijing camp does not support the government blindly.[7] Hong Kong's two civil service unions, the Hong Kong Chinese Civil Servants’ Association and the Federation of Civil Service Unions, urged Mak to address the accusation and apologise to Carrie Lam if the reports were true.[6]
References
- "2008–2011 Kwai Tsing District Council Members". Kwai Tsing District Council. 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-12-18. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
- "Mak, Alice Mei Kuen". Webb-site.com. 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
- Ip, Kelly (7 September 2012). "FTU old guard lead young to battle". The Standard. Archived from the original on 2014-02-21. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
- "2019 District Councils Election – Election Results (Kwai Tsing)". Government of Hong Kong.
- "麥美娟向林鄭爆粗「X街」 建制派怨氣大爆發". 星島日報. 2019-06-18. Retrieved 2019-06-19.
- "Did lawmaker shout profanity at Carrie Lam? Unions demand answer". South China Morning Post. 2019-06-22. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
- "傳麥美娟閉門會議上「怒x林鄭」 麥美娟拒透露會面內容:建制派無盲撐政府". 香港經濟日報. 2019-06-19. Retrieved 2019-06-19.
Political offices | ||
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New constituency | Member of Kwai Tsing District Council Representative for Wai Ying 2000–2019 |
Succeeded by Sin Ho-fai |
Legislative Council of Hong Kong | ||
Preceded by Wong Kwok-hing |
Member of Legislative Council Representative for New Territories West 2012–present |
Incumbent |
Order of precedence | ||
Preceded by Kenneth Leung Member of the Legislative Council |
Hong Kong order of precedence Member of the Legislative Council |
Succeeded by Kwok Ka-ki Member of the Legislative Council |