Lo Kin-hei
Lo Kin-hei (Chinese: 羅健熙; born 1 June 1984) is the Vice-Chairman of the Democratic Party and Southern District Councillor for Lei Tung II constituency.
Lo Kin-hei | |
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羅健熙 | |
Vice-Chairman of the Democratic Party | |
Assumed office 16 December 2012 | |
Chairperson | Emily Lau Wu Chi-wai |
Preceded by | Emily Lau Sin Chung-kai |
Member of the Southern District Council | |
Assumed office 1 January 2012 | |
Preceded by | Wong Che-ngai |
Constituency | Lei Tung II |
Personal details | |
Born | Hong Kong | 1 June 1984
Political party | Democratic Party |
Alma mater | University of Hong Kong (BSW) |
Occupation | Social worker District councillor |
Career
Born in 1984, Lo graduated from the University of Hong Kong with the Bachelor of Social Work in 2006.[1][2] He is a registered social worker.[3] He joined the Democratic Party and first contested in the 2007 District Council elections, contesting in the Lei Tung II constituency covering the Lei Tung Estate in Ap Lei Chau.[1] He lost in a narrow margin of 27 votes. He contested in the same constituency in the next District Council elections in 2011 and succeeded in taking a seat with 2,346 votes.[4]
He was also member of the pan-democratic candidate list "Demo-Social 60" in the 2011 Election Committee Subsector election for the Social Welfare Subsector and was elected.
In the party leadership election in December 2012, Lo Kin-hei was elected as Vice-Chairman with his senior Richard Tsoi, becoming the youngest Vice-Chairman in party's history.
After the 2019 District Council election, Lo called the vote in effect a “vote of no-confidence” in the political establishment, including Hong Kong’s leader, Carrie Lam, and key Chinese officials such as Zhang Xiaoming, head of the State Council’s Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office.[5]
References
- Tsoi, Grace (17 November 2011). "The Future of the Democratic Party".
- "LO Kin Hei". The Democratic Party.
- "Member Details of Southern District Council". Southern District Council. Archived from the original on 2014-02-03. Retrieved 2014-01-22.
- "2011 District Councils Election - Election Results (Southern)". www.elections.gov.hk. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- "Fresh headache for China after Hong Kong democrats rout pro-Beijing candidates". Reuters. 25 November 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
Political offices | ||
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Preceded by Wong Che-ngai |
Member of Southern District Council Representative for Lei Tung II 2012–present |
Incumbent |
Preceded by Chu Ching-hong |
Chairman of Southern District Council 2020–present |
Incumbent |
Party political offices | ||
Preceded by Emily Lau Sin Chung-kai |
Vice Chairperson of Democratic Party 2012–present Served alongside: Richard Tsoi |
Incumbent |