Ronnie Wong
Ronnie Wong Man-chiu, JP (Chinese: 王敏超, born 3 April 1952) is a Hong Kong politician, businessman and retired swimmer.
Biography
Wong was born into a wealthy shipping family. His father is Wong Wah-sang, a successful businessman. He graduated from the La Salle College and the Armstrong State University. He also obtained a MBA from the Florida Institute of Technology.
Wong was a member of the Hong Kong Basic Law Consultative Committee (BLCC). He joined the business and professional group of the BLCC but later on split with it on the concept of the electoral methods of the future Chief Executive and the Legislative Council after 1997 and joined the pro-Beijing New Hong Kong Alliance which put forward an ultra-conservative proposal and later became chairman of the alliance.
In 1986, Wong was appointed to the Urban Council of Hong Kong and was re-appointed in 1991. In 1991, he ran with Winnie Cheung Wai-sun in the Island West constituency in the first Legislative Council direct election but was defeated by United Democrat candidates Yeung Sum and Huang Chen-ya. In 1995 Urban Council election, he won a seat in Ap Lei Chau by defeating Democratic Party's Andrew Cheng Kar-foo. In the 1998 Legislative Council election, he contested for the Urban Council constituency but was defeated by Ambrose Cheung Wing-sum. In 2000, he was appointed to the Southern District Council.
Wong was a swimming champion of Hong Kong. He represented Hong Kong in 2 Olympic Games and 3 Asian Games.[1] He is the president of the Hong Kong Amateur Swimming Association. In the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, he was one of the torchbearers in the Hong Kong Torch Relay.
He was also chairman of the Po Leung Kuk from 1985 to 1986.
References
- ^ "Ronnie Wong". Sport Reference.
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- 1952 births
- Living people
- Armstrong State University alumni
- Florida Institute of Technology alumni
- Hong Kong BLCC members
- New Hong Kong Alliance politicians
- District councillors of Southern District
- Members of the Urban Council of Hong Kong
- Hong Kong businesspeople
- Olympic swimmers of Hong Kong
- Swimmers at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 1966 Asian Games
- Swimmers at the 1970 Asian Games
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Hong Kong
- Swimmers at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
- Members of the Election Committee of Hong Kong, 2000–2005
- Members of the Election Committee of Hong Kong, 2007–2012
- Members of the Election Committee of Hong Kong, 2012–2017
- Members of the Election Committee of Hong Kong, 2017–2022