Sik Kok Kwong
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| The Most Venerable Sik Kok Kwong GBS |
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| Born | 16 May 1919  Haicheng, Liaoning, Republic of China |
| Occupation | Founder of Heung Hoi Ching Kok Lin Association President of the Hong Kong Buddhist Association |
Sik Kok Kwong GBS (釋覺光; pinyin: Shì Juéguāng; Cantonese Yale romanisation: Sīk Gók Gwōng; born May 16, 1919) is a Buddhist monk from Hong Kong and the current president of the Hong Kong Buddhist Association. He is also the Honorary Vice-President of the World Buddhist Sangha Council.
In a 2004 interview with the South China Morning Post, Kok Kwong urged Hong Kong's Buddhists to be content with the government and not to attend protests.[1]
Kok Kwong was one of eight venerables who proposed the World Buddhist Forum in China in 2004, a suggestion that won support from Buddhist circles in countries like Japan and the Republic of Korea.
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| New creation | President of the Hong Kong Buddhist Association 1966 – present |
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| Preceded by Paul Kwong Archbishop of Hong Kong |
Hong Kong order of precedence President of the Hong Kong Buddhist Association |
Succeeded by John Tong Hon Catholic Bishop of Hong Kong |
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