James To
| The Honourable James To Kun-sun | |
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| 涂謹申 | |
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| Member of the Legislative Council | |
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Assumed office 1 October 2012 | |
| Preceded by | New constituency |
| Constituency | District Council (Second) |
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In office 1 July 1998 – 30 September 2012 | |
| Preceded by | New parliament |
| Succeeded by | Helena Wong |
| Constituency | Kowloon West |
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In office 11 October 1995 – 30 June 1997 | |
| Preceded by | New constituency |
| Succeeded by | Replaced by Provisional Legislative Council |
| Constituency | Kowloon South-west |
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In office 9 October 1991 – 31 July 1995 | |
| Preceded by | New constituency |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Constituency | Kowloon West |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
11 March 1963 Hong Kong |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Other political affiliations | United Democrats of Hong Kong (1991–94) |
| Spouse(s) |
Cherry Yuen (m. 1993–2008) Sue So (m. 2009) |
| Alma mater | University of Hong Kong (LL.B.) |
| Occupation | Legislative Councillor |
| Profession | Solicitor |
| Religion | Christianity |
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| Traditional Chinese | 涂謹申 | ||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 涂谨申 | ||||||
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James To Kun-sun (born 11 March 1963, Hong Kong) is a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong representing the Kowloon West constituency. James To was also a member of the Yau Tsim Mong District Council .
Political career
He was Hong Kong's youngest legislator when first elected.[1]
Views, policy positions and Legco voting
In June 2010, he expressed open scepticism of the Democratic Party's support for the government's 2012 constitutional reform package but nevertheless toed the party line and voted for the measure. The party had secured the inclusion of a late amendment to hold a popular vote for five new District Council functional constituencies.[2] In a dissenting speech to Legco, he warned of the creation of "super-functional constituencies" with an apparently larger mandate than that of geographical constituency lawmakers.[3]
Personal life
In January 2008, To divorced his wife, Cherry Yuen Choi-lin, over her alleged extramarital affairs.[1] They did not have any children. On 12 December 2009, he married his second wife, Sue So.[4] They had a son in 2012.
References
- 1 2 Hong Kong's first Free English-language newspaper The Standard Archived 8 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Cheers and jeers for political reform vote, SCMP, Gary Cheung, Albert Wong and Fanny WY Fung, 25 June 2010
- ↑ James To criticises – and votes for proposal, SCMP, Albert Wong and Fanny W. Y. Fung, 25 June 2010
- ↑ "政情：阿涂再婚 全場催「造人」". Oriental Daily (Chinese)
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External links
- James To's homepage (Chinese only)
- Legco biography
| Political offices | ||
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| New constituency | Member of Legislative Council Representative for Kowloon West 1991–1995 Served alongside: Frederick Fung |
Succeeded by Himself as Representative for Kowloon South-west |
| Preceded by Himself as Representative for Kowloon West |
Member of Legislative Council Representative for Kowloon South-west 1995–1997 |
Replaced by Provisional Legislative Council |
| New parliament | Member of Legislative Council Representative for Kowloon West 1998–2012 With: Jasper Tsang, Lau Chin-shek (1998–2008) Frederick Fung (2000–2012) Starry Lee, Priscilla Leung, Wong Yuk-man (2008–2012) |
Succeeded by Helena Wong |
| New constituency | Member of Legislative Council Representative for District Council 2012–present Served alongside: Albert Ho, Frederick Fung, Starry Lee, Chan Yuen-han |
Incumbent |
| Order of precedence | ||
| Preceded by Lee Cheuk-yan Member of the Legislative Council |
Hong Kong order of precedence Member of the Legislative Council |
Succeeded by Chan Kam-lam Member of the Legislative Council |
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