Helena Wong (politician)
Helena Wong Pik-wan | |
|---|---|
黃碧雲 | |
 | |
| Member of the Legislative Council | |
| Assumed office 1 October 2012 | |
| Preceded by | James To |
| Constituency | Kowloon West |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 21, 1959[1][2] |
| Political party | Democratic Foundation (1989–90) United Democrats (1990–94) Democratic Party (1994–present) |
| Spouse |
Shae Wan-chaw (m. 2001) |
| Alma mater | Chinese University of Hong Kong (B.A., M.Phil.) University of California, Los Angeles (M.A., Ph.D.) |
| Occupation | Lecturer |
Helena Wong Pik-wan (Chinese: 黃碧雲, born 21 March 1959) is a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong for Kowloon West constituency. She is also an academic staff at Hong Kong Polytechnic University.[3]
Background
Wong was born in Hong Kong in 1959 and graduated from Chinese University of Hong Kong with a Bachelor of Arts in Religion and Master of Philosophy. She continued to receive her Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy in Political science from University of California, Los Angeles.
She joined the Hong Kong Christian Council in 1984, working on political policies and social affairs. She co-founded the Hong Kong Christian Institute in 1988, an ecumenical Christian non-governmental organisation outside the institutional constraints of the church. She also chaired the Hong Kong Women Christian Council from 1999 to 2002.[4]
She has lectured at Hong Kong Polytechnic University since 1999, with a focus on Hong Kong and mainland China, and women's issues. She held the coordinator position for GEC2801 China Studies from 2004 to 2006.
Political career
Wong joined the Hong Kong Democratic Foundation in 1989 and co-founded the first major pro-democracy party, the United Democrats of Hong Kong which became the Democratic Party in 1994.[4]
She became a member in the Election Committee for a sub-sector in Higher Education in 2011.
In 2012, Wong was elected into the Legislative Council of Hong Kong for Kowloon West constituency.[3][5]
She gained her fame when she exposed the lead contamination in tap water at Kai Ching Estate in Kowloon City was dubbed "Hong Kong water-gate" in July 2015.[4]
Personal life
Wong decided not to be a traditional housewife and not get married early in order to use more time to study. In 2001, she married Dr Shae Wan-chaw, an associate professor at PolyU at the age of 42.[4]
References
- ^ 2011 Committee Subsector Elections
- ^ a b "Dr Pik-wan Helena WONG". Hong Kong Polytechnic University. 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
- ^ a b c d Ng, Kang-chung (20 July 2015). "Hong Kong lawmaker Helena Wong moves from blunders to tainted water scandal". South China Morning Post.
- ^ "Wong, Helena Pik Wan". Webb-site. 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
- Living people
- Hong Kong politicians
- Hong Kong Democratic Foundation politicians
- United Democrats of Hong Kong politicians
- Democratic Party (Hong Kong) politicians
- HK LegCo Members 2012–16
- Alumni of the Chinese University of Hong Kong
- University of California, Los Angeles alumni
- Hong Kong Polytechnic University faculty
- Hong Kong educators
- Hong Kong Christians
- 1959 births
- Members of the Election Committee of Hong Kong, 2011–2016