Wilson Or

The Honourable
Wilson Or Chong-shing
MH
柯創盛
Member of the Legislative Council
Assumed office
1 October 2016
Preceded by Chan Kam-lam
Constituency Kowloon East
Personal details
Born (1973-07-09) 9 July 1973
Nationality Hong Kong Chinese
Political party Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong

Wilson Or Chong-shing, MH (Chinese: 柯創盛; born 9 July 1973) is a Hong Kong politician. He is an executive committee member of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB), the largest pro-Beijing party. He is also a member of Kwun Tong District Council, having represented Kwong Tak since 2000.

Or won a seat on Kwun Tong District Council in 1999, as a member of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong (DAB), beating a candidate from the Democratic Party. He retained his seat in 2003 despite the party's negative image following its support for Basic Law Article 23 legislation, receiving the highest votes in the district. He went on to be re-elected in 2007, 2011 and 2015 unopposed.[1] While serving on Kwun Tong District Council, he oversaw the expansion of the United Christian Hospital and construction of the East Kowloon Cultural Centre, as well as strengthening the accessibility in the district.[1]

In 2011, he was elected to the Election Committee, through the Hong Kong and Kowloon District Councils Subsector, which was responsible for selecting the Chief Executive in 2012. In 2013, he joined the DAB's executive committee.[2]

In the 2016 Legislative Council election, he successsfully won the seat formerly held by DAB veteran Chan Kam-lam in Kowloon East.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "觀塘區員「大師兄」 柯創盛服務社區16載". Wen Wei Po. 18 September 2015.
  2. ↑ "Or, Wilson Chong Shing 柯創盛". Webb-site Who's Who.
  3. ↑ "政情 民建聯9月立會參選名單　「四元老」引退　周浩鼎戰超區". HK01. 5 March 2016.
Political offices
Preceded by
Lee Ting-kit		 Member of Kwun Tong District Council
Representative for Kwong Tak
2000–present 		Incumbent
Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Preceded by
Chan Kam-lam		 Member of Legislative Council
Representative for Kowloon East
2016–present 		Incumbent
Order of precedence
Preceded by
Shiu Ka-chun
Member of the Legislative Council		 Hong Kong order of precedence
Member of the Legislative Council 		Succeeded by
Yung Hoi-yan
Member of the Legislative Council
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