Lillian Kwok
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Lillian Kwok | |
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郭玲麗 | |
.jpg) Kwok in 2023 | |
| Member of the Legislative Council | |
| Assumed office 1 January 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency created |
| Constituency | Election Committee |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 April 1979 British Hong Kong |
| Political party | DAB[1] |
| Alma mater | Education University of Hong Kong (BA) Hong Kong Metropolitan University (MEd) |
Lillian Kwok Ling-lai (Chinese: 郭玲麗; born 20 April 1979[2]) is a Hong Kong registered teacher and politician who has been a member of the Legislative Council for the Election Committee constituency which was newly created under the electoral overhaul imposed by Beijing.
Education
[edit]Kwok completed her senior secondary and matriculation course curricula at the Pooi To Middle School in 1996 and New Asia Middle School in 1998 respectively. Afterwards, she earned a diploma in education from the Hong Kong Institute of Education and became a registered teacher in 2000, specialising in the area of special education needs.[3] Pursuing further studies subsequently, Kwok attained a Bachelor of Arts from the Education University of Hong Kong in 2014 and a Master of Education from the Hong Kong Metropolitan University in 2021.
Controversies
[edit]On 5 January 2022, Carrie Lam announced new warnings and restrictions against social gathering due to potential COVID-19 outbreaks.[4] One day later, it was discovered that Kwok attended a birthday party hosted by Witman Hung Wai-man, with 222 guests.[5][6][7] At least one guest tested positive with COVID-19, causing many guests to be quarantined.[7]
During Kwok's Legislative Council campaign, she described her occupation as a teacher.[8][9] However, after she was elected, her declaration of interests from January 2022 revealed that her occupations were a hotel training consultant and an insurance consultant.[8] Kwok told SCMP that she had actually retired as a teacher in 2018, and claimed that she became an insurance consultant to prevent being scammed.[8]
Electoral history
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region - Members' Biographies :Hon Lillian KWOK Ling-lai". Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ "選舉委員會 郭玲麗 個人背景" (in Chinese). 香港01. 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ "派郭玲麗出戰選委界別 民建聯「加注」否認陪跑". 香港01 (in Chinese). 4 November 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ "Bars, gyms to close, 6pm restaurant curfew as Hong Kong ramps up Omicron battle". South China Morning Post. 5 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ^ "衞生防護中心最新發現洪為民宴會人數為222人". RTHK (in Chinese). 12 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ "Hong Kong Finds New Suspected Covid Case at Official's Scandal-Hit Birthday Party". Bloomberg News. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ a b "All 170 guests of Covid-19 scandal-hit birthday party sent to quarantine". South China Morning Post. 7 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ^ a b c "How well can Hong Kong's affluent lawmakers represent ordinary residents?". South China Morning Post. 17 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ "Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region - Members' Biographies ::Hon Lillian KWOK Ling-lai". www.legco.gov.hk. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ "Legislative Council General Election results: Election Committee constituency". www.info.gov.hk.
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