Kam Nai-wai
Kam Nai-wai | |
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甘乃威 | |
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| Member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong | |
| In office 1 October 2008 – 30 September 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Yeung Sum |
| Succeeded by | Sin Chung-kai |
| Constituency | Hong Kong Island |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 November 1960 Hong Kong |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | City Polytechnic of Hong Kong (now: City University of Hong Kong) Hong Kong Baptist University |
| Occupation | District Councillor |
Kam Nai-wai MH (Chinese: 甘乃威; pinyin: Gān Naǐweī; born 1960, Hong Kong) is a founding member of the Democratic Party,[1] and a member of Central and Western District Council.[2] He is also a former member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (Geographical constituency, Hong Kong Island). His profession is as a social worker and he is a director of an IT company.
Kam served on the former Urban Council and district councils from 1995.[3]
Political career
In 2007, Kam planned to participate in Hong Kong Island by-election, 2007 after the former chairman of DAB, Ma Lik, died of colon cancer. He later withdrew from the election process, denying that it was under pressure from fellow democrats who feared splitting the vote with Anson Chan.[4] He won praise for his support for victims of the Lehman minibonds saga in 2008.
In the 2008 Hong Kong legislative election he won the Hong Kong Island geographical constituency seat for the Democratic Party.
Views, policy positions and Legco voting
In June 2010, he voted with the party in favour of the government’s 2012 constitutional reform package, which included the late amendment by the Democratic Party – accepted by the Beijing government – to hold a popular vote for five new District Council functional constituencies.[5]
Personal life
Kam is married to Candy.[3]
External links
References
- ^ Profile of Kam Nai-wai in Democratic Party Website (Chinese Version)
- ^ Central & Western District Council Members (2008 - 2011) Archived 2010-10-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Democrat faces sexual harassment inquiry, SCMP, Oct 05, 2009
- ^ Feature on Kam Nai-wai in HK Magazine
- ^ Cheers and jeers for political reform vote, SCMP, Gary Cheung, Albert Wong and Fanny WY Fung, 25 June 2010
- Members of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
- 1960 births
- Living people
- Alumni of the City University of Hong Kong
- Alumni of Hong Kong Baptist University
- Members of the Urban Council of Hong Kong
- District councillors of Central and Western District
- Hong Kong entrepreneurs
- Hong Kong politicians
- Hong Kong social workers
- Hong Kong people of Xinhuiese descent
- Charter 08 signatories
- Democratic Party (Hong Kong) politicians
- HK LegCo Members 2008–12