Christopher Chung
| The Honourable Christopher Chung Shu-kun BBS, JP | |
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| 鍾樹根 | |
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| Member of the Legislative Council | |
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Assumed office 10 October 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Audrey Eu |
| Constituency | Hong Kong Island |
| Chairman of the Eastern District Council | |
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In office 6 January 2012 – 28 November 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Christina Ting |
| Succeeded by | Wong Kin-pan |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1957 British Hong Kong |
| Political party | Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong |
| Alma mater |
Glasgow Caledonian University (BSc) University of Wales, Newport (now the University of South Wales) (MBA) |
| Occupation | Legislative Councillor |
Christopher Chung Shu-kun, BBS, JP (Chinese: 鍾樹根; born 1957, Hong Kong , Nickname: Tree Gun) is a member of Hong Kong Legislative Council (Geographical constituency Hong Kong Island) and was chairman of Eastern District Council, representing Yue Wan constituency. He is a veteran member of Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong, a pro-establishment party in Hong Kong.[1]
In 2013, he was accused of making racist comments in a LegCo debate, during which he described foreigners as "flawed by nature", that they "knew nothing about Hongkong" and therefore were not fit to manage the West Kowloon Cultural District project.[2]
He was surprisingly defeated by Chui Chi-kin, an "umbrella soldier" inspired by the 2014 Hong Kong protests almost unknown to the public before he was elected in the Hong Kong district council elections, 2015 with 2,017 votes against Chung's 1,829 votes in Yue Wan.
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| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Brook Bernacchi |
Member of the Eastern District Board Representative for Chai Wan North 1991–1994 |
Constituency abolished |
| New constituency | Member of the Eastern District Council Representative for Yue Wan 1994–2015 |
Succeeded by Chui Chi-kin |
| New constituency | Member of the Urban Council Representative for Chai Wan East 1995–1997 |
Replaced by Provisional Urban Council |
| New creation | Member of the Provisional Urban Council 1997–1999 |
Council abolished |
| Preceded by Christina Ting Yuk-chee |
Chairman of the Eastern District Council 2012 |
Succeeded by Wong Kin-pan |
| Legislative Council of Hong Kong | ||
| Preceded by Audrey Eu |
Member of Legislative Council Representative for Hong Kong Island 2012–present] |
Incumbent |
| Order of precedence | ||
| Preceded by Felix Chung Member of the Legislative Council |
Hong Kong order of precedence Member of the Legislative Council |
Succeeded by Tony Tse Member of the Legislative Council |
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