Holden Chow
Holden Chow Ho-ding | |
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周浩鼎 | |
 Chow after the 2016 New Territories East by-election | |
| Member of the Legislative Council | |
| Assumed office 1 October 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Chan Yuen-han |
| Constituency | District Council (Second) |
| Vice-Chairman of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong | |
| Assumed office 17 April 2015 | |
| Chairman | Starry Lee |
| Preceded by | Ann Chiang Starry Lee |
| Member of the Islands District Council | |
| In office 1 January 2012 – 31 December 2015 | |
| Constituency | Appointed |
| Assumed office 1 January 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Chow Chuen-heung |
| Constituency | Tung Chung South |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 June 1979 Hong Kong |
| Political party | Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong |
| Alma mater | London School of Economics University of Hong Kong |
| Occupation | Solicitor |
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| Traditional Chinese | 周浩鼎 | ||||||||
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Holden Chow Ho-ding (Chinese: 周浩鼎, born 7 June 1979[1]) is a Hong Kong solicitor and politician. He is vice-chairman of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB), the largest Beijing-loyalist party in Hong Kong, and a former chairman of Young DAB, its youth wing. He was elected to the Legislative Council of Hong Kong in 2016 through the District Council (Second) super seat.
Education and career
Chow was born in Hong Kong in 1979 and studied economics at the London School of Economics and Political Science in Britain after finishing Form Five in Hong Kong.[2] After returning to Hong Kong, he became a solicitor with Rita Law & Co.
In 2004, Chow joined the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong (DAB), the largest Beijing-loyalist party in Hong Kong. He became the chairman of Young DAB, the youth branch of party and a member of the party's Executive Committee in 2009. In April 2015 when chairman Tam Yiu-chung retired, Chow was elected vice-chairman along with the new chairwoman Starry Lee.
Chow was also an observer of the Independent Police Complaints Council from 2010 to 2014 and an appointed member of the Equal Opportunities Commission from 2013 to 2015.[3] In 2012, he was appointed to the Islands District Council and started working for New World Development as a legal counsel.
In 2015 District Council election, he won the Tung Chung South constituency on the Islands District Council, successfully holding it for DAB.
In February 2016, he stood unsuccessfully in the 2016 New Territories East by-election. Representing not only his party but the entire mainstream pro-Beijing camp,[4] he placed second behind the Civic Party's Alvin Yeung, receiving 150,329 votes, 10,551 fewer than his rival.[5]
In the September general election, Chow led one of the two DAB's tickets in the territory-wide District Council (Second) super seat. He received 264,339 votes, 13.84 percent of the vote share and was elected to the Legislative Council of Hong Kong.
Political views
Chow often criticises the pan-democracy camp, questioning whether someone who truly loved China would demand an end to one-party rule, as the Beijing government required the Chief Executive candidate to love China and love Hong Kong and wanted to exclude the pan-democrats.[6] He identifies himself as a "patriot" and opposes calls for Hong Kong independence or self-determination.[2]
Chow challenged Jimmy Lai, the boss of the pro-democracy Next Media and supporter of the pro-democracy Occupy Central, for meeting United States Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz.[7] He also criticised a call for Hong Kong's independence from China as irresponsible.[8]
When being asked if he supports Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying's bid for second term, Chow refused to express his stance.
Chow's campaign is opposed to Hong Kong independence and same-sex marriage in Hong Kong legislative election, 2016.
References
- ^ a b "Legco hopeful aims to bridge Hong Kong's political divide". South China Morning Post. 20 July 2016.
- ^ "Appointment of members of Equal Opportunities Commission (Issued by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region)". Equal Opportunities Commission. 10 May 2013.
- ^ Lam, Jeffie; Chung, Kam-chung (3 January 2016). "Rising young Hong Kong politician Holden Chow joins Legislative Council by-election fray". South China Morning Post.
- ^ "2016 Legislative Council Geographical Constituency New Territories By-election - Election Result". Electoral Affairs Commission. 29 February 2016.
- ^ Cheung, Tony (12 April 2013). "HK's young politicos confident in patriotism, divided on one-party rule". South China Morning Post.
- ^ "Jimmy Lai wards off criticism over Wolfowitz meeting". ejinsight. 23 June 2014.
- ^ "Heat rises at forum on talk of independence". The Standard. 19 January 2015.
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- 1979 births
- Living people
- Hong Kong Roman Catholics
- Solicitors of Hong Kong
- Alumni of the University of Hong Kong
- Alumni of the London School of Economics
- District councillors of Islands District
- Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong politicians
- Members of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
- HK LegCo Members 2016–20
- People educated at Uppingham School