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Andrew Wong

b. 1943

Hong Kong politician

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Born 1943. Andrew Wong is a Chinese politician and justice of the peace.

Andrew Wong Wang-fat (; born 11 December 1943) is a Hong-Kong politician who was the last president of the Legislative Council during British rule. He was the second person of Chinese ethnicity to have served in the position during British rule, having been supported by the pan-democracy camp.

Andrew Wong was born in Shanghai, Republic of China. He attended Wah Yan College, an all-male Jesuit secondary school in Hong Kong, after which studied at the University of Hong Kong, Syracuse University in the United States and completed an MPhil at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) in the United Kingdom. Wong is often referred to by the nickname "Uncle Fat" .

First elected into the Legislative Council of Hong Kong in 1985, Wong was elected by his fellow members of the Council to the position of its president in 1995. He held the position until 30 June 1997, when the sovereignty of Hong Kong was transferred from the United Kingdom to the People's Republic of China.

He served in the Provisional Legislative Council from 1997 to 1998, and was re-elected to the Legislative Council in 1998, and in 2000, after the transfer of sovereignty. He lost his seat at the 2004 Legislative Council elections.

Wong served in the Sha Tin District Board from 1981 to 1991. He was also a lecturer in the Department of Government and Public Administration of the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

In 2021, Wong published 60 Chinese Poems in English Verse. The book is a collection of 60 quatrain poems from the Tang Dynasty which Wong translated from ancient Chinese into English. In his translation Wong focuses on translating into accentual verse to make the poems melodious to the English ear.

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Important facts

Birth century
Education
Wah Yan College, Hong Kong, University of Hong Kong, London School of Economics and Political Science, Syracuse University
Positions held
Member of the Provisional Legislative Council, Member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Also known as
Andrew Wong Wang-fat, Wong Wang-fat, Wang-fat Wong, Andrew Wang-fat Wong, Wong Wang Fat

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Andrew Wong's

Frequently asked questions

Who is Andrew Wong?

Hong Kong politician

When was Andrew Wong born?

Andrew Wong was born on 11 December 1943 in Shanghai.

What is Andrew Wong's occupation?

Andrew Wong is a politician and justice of the peace.

What nationality is Andrew Wong?

Andrew Wong is Chinese.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Andrew Wong

· Wikidata: Q4758975

· DBpedia: Andrew Wong (politician)

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