Charles Mok
| The Honourable Charles Peter Mok | |
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| 莫乃光 | |
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| Member of the Legislative Council | |
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Assumed office 1 October 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Samson Tam |
| Constituency | Information Technology |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
25 October 1964 Hong Kong |
| Political party | Professional Commons |
| Residence | Hong Kong |
| Alma mater |
Wah Yan College Purdue University |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Website |
charlesmok |
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Charles Peter Mok (born 1964 in Hong Kong) is a Hong Kong-based Internet entrepreneur and IT advocate who serves on the Hong Kong Legislative Council.[1]
He founded HKNet in 1994, and contributed the company's expansion as a major IP telecommunications operator in Hong Kong before its acquisition by NTT Communications in 2000.[2] He was a founding chairman of Internet Society, Hong Kong Chapter, and the ex officio member and ex-president of the Hong Kong Information Technology Federation. He was also a past chairman and a co-founder of the Hong Kong Internet Service Providers Association. He is currently a Hong Kong Legislative Councillor.[3]
He has been actively promoting the industry's development and digital comprehension in the region since the early 1990s. He has been actively participating in the community to promote fair competition, media freedom, personal privacy, consumer protection, healthcare, transport, human rights and democracy development in Hong Kong. In 1999, he was awarded as one of Hong Kong’s " Ten Outstanding Young Digi Persons”.
He is currently a regular columnist for a number of local print media, such as the Hong Kong Economic Journal (since 2000) and CUP magazine (since 2005).
In Hong Kong's 2008 Legislative Council Election, Charles Mok lost to Samson Tam for the seat of the Information Technology Functional Constituency. He lost at 1982 versus 2017 votes, or 35 votes behind. Charles Mok had commenced a legal action in the High Court of Hong Kong against Samson Tam in relation to the alleged misconduct of Samson Tam during the period leading up to Hong Kong's 2008 Legislative Council Election.
On 9 September 2012, Charles Mok won his seat (of the Information Technology Functional Constituency) for the Hong Kong Legislative Council with 2,828 votes, against the 2,063 votes which his only opponent, Samson Tam, had received.[4]
Education
Mok attended Wah Yan College, Hong Kong (Class of 1981), a prestigious Roman Catholic single-gender secondary school in Hong Kong. He received his bachelor's and master's degrees, in 1985 and 1987 respectively, in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University, United States. Mok is currently a PhD candidate in Enterprise Management at Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, People's Republic of China.
Public services
- Professional Commons, Vice-Chairman (2008– )
- Internet Society Hong Kong Chairman
- Hong Kong Information Technology Federation Ex officio Member; Past President (2001–05)
- Hong Kong Computer Society Chair, Health Information Technology Special Interest Division
- Hong Kong Internet Service Providers Association Past chairman (1998-00)
- Web-based Services and Computer Network Working Group, Vice-Chairman, Chairman.
- Supporting Services Development Committee, Vice-Chairman.
- Radio Television Hong Kong Member, Television Programme Advisory Committee
- HK Human Rights Monitor Founding Member
- Hong Kong Democratic Foundation, director
Publication
- "Innovation and Entrepreneurship Support Policy by Government: HKSAR as Example”, “Waiguo Jingji Yu Guanli” (“Foreign Economics and Management”) Journal Vol. 28, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, August 2006
See also
References
- ↑ Introduction to Candidates – 2008 Legislative Council Election. Retrieved 17 January 2010
- ↑ Company Background – HKNet. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
- ↑ "Charles Mok won the 2012 Legislative Council Information Technology Sector Election".
- ↑ "Charles Mok won the 2012 Legislative Council Information Technology Sector Election".
External links
| Legislative Council of Hong Kong | ||
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| Preceded by Samson Tam |
Member of Legislative Council Representative for Information Technology 2012–present |
Incumbent |
| Order of precedence | ||
| Preceded by Ma Fung-kwok Member of the Legislative Council |
Hong Kong order of precedence Member of the Legislative Council |
Succeeded by Raymond Chan Chi-chuen Member of the Legislative Council |