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Wong Kwok-kin

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Wong Kwok-kin
黃國健
Non-official Member of the Executive Council
In office
1 July 2017 – 30 June 2022
Appointed byCarrie Lam
Preceded byCheng Yiu-tong
Succeeded byNg Chau-pei
Member of the Legislative Council
In office
1 October 2008 – 31 December 2021
Preceded byChan Yuen-han
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
ConstituencyKowloon East
Chairman of the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions
In office
2000–2009
Preceded byCheng Yiu-tong
Succeeded byNg Chau-pei
Personal details
BornMay 1952 (age 72)
British Hong Kong
Political partyHong Kong Federation of Trade Unions
ResidenceSheung Shui
OccupationTrade Union Worker

Wong Kwok-kin, BBS (黃國健; Yale: Wòhng Gwok Gihn; born May 1952) is a former member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong representing the Kowloon East constituency, and a former non-official member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong appointed by Carrie Lam in 2017.

Wong is the former chairman of the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions (HKFTU) and a member of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong. He is one of Hong Kong's deputies to the National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China.[1]

Wong led HKFTU team to participate in the 2008 Hong Kong legislative election, followed by Chan Yuen Han, a former veteran legislator. Wong won the seat while Chan lost.[2]

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Political offices
Preceded by Chairman of the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions
2000–2009
Succeeded by
Non-official Member of Executive Council
2017–2022
Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Preceded by Member of Legislative Council
Representative for Kowloon East
2008–2021
Constituency abolished