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| caption = Wong Sing-chi after the [[New Territories East by-election |
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| office = Member of the [[Legislative Council of Hong Kong|Legislative Council]] |
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| party = [[Meeting Point]] {{small|(until 1994)}}<br>[[Democratic Party (Hong Kong)|Democratic Party]] {{small|(1994–2015)}}<br />[[Third Side]] {{small|(2015–2016)}} |
| party = [[Meeting Point]] {{small|(until 1994)}}<br />[[Democratic Party (Hong Kong)|Democratic Party]] {{small|(1994–2015)}}<br />[[Third Side]] {{small|(2015–2016)}} |
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| alma_mater = [[Hong Kong Polytechnic University]] |
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==Background== |
==Background== |
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Wong was born in Hong Kong in 1957. He obtained his [[Bachelor of Social Work]] from [[Hong Kong Polytechnic University]] and was a social worker before joining Hong Kong politics. He was the member of the [[Meeting Point]] a liberal party and was first elected to the [[North District Council|North District Board]] in [[Choi Yuen (constituency)|Choi Yuen]] with party mate [[Tik Chi-yuen]]. He became the founding member of the [[Democratic Party (Hong Kong)|Democratic Party]] when the Meeting Point was merged with the [[United Democrats of Hong Kong]]. |
Wong was born in Hong Kong in 1957. He obtained his [[Bachelor of Social Work]] from [[Hong Kong Polytechnic University]] and was a social worker before joining Hong Kong politics. He was the member of the [[Meeting Point]] a liberal party and was first elected to the [[North District Council|North District Board]] in [[Choi Yuen (constituency)|Choi Yuen]] with party mate [[Tik Chi-yuen]]. He became the founding member of the [[Democratic Party (Hong Kong)|Democratic Party]] when the Meeting Point was merged with the [[United Democrats of Hong Kong]]. |
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He lost his seat in North District Council in the [[Hong Kong local elections |
He lost his seat in North District Council in the [[1994 Hong Kong local elections|1994 District Board elections]] to So Sai-chi of the pro-Beijing [[Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong]] (DAB), who became his long-time rival in the area. He was nevertheless elected to the [[Regional Council of Hong Kong|Regional Council]] in 1995 and served until it was abolished in 1999. |
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== Legco member == |
== Legco member == |
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Wong ran for the [[Legislative Council of Hong Kong|Legislative Council]] (Legco) in [[New Territories North (constituency)|New Territories North]] in 1995 but lost to DAB's [[Cheung Hon-chung]]. He ran in [[New Territories East (constituency)|New Territories East]] in the [[Hong Kong legislative election |
Wong ran for the [[Legislative Council of Hong Kong|Legislative Council]] (Legco) in [[New Territories North (constituency)|New Territories North]] in 1995 but lost to DAB's [[Cheung Hon-chung]]. He ran in [[New Territories East (constituency)|New Territories East]] in the [[1998 Hong Kong legislative election|1998 Legislative Council election]], placing second on the list behind [[Andrew Cheng Kar-foo]] and helped Cheng to get elected. In the [[2000 Hong Kong legislative election|2000 election]], the Democratic Party split Cheng and Wong into two tickets to avoid wasting the votes as the electoral mechanism was [[largest remainder method]] and the strategy got them both elected with fewer votes. |
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He lost in [[Hong Kong legislative election |
He lost in [[2004 Hong Kong legislative election|2004]] through a weak electoral strategy as the all the pro-democratic candidates formed a combined party-list in the election, Wong was placed in fourth behind Andrew Cheng, [[Emily Lau Wai-hing]] and [[Ronny Tong Ka-wah]] who all got elected. Before that he also lost his seat in the District Council in [[2003 Hong Kong local elections|2003]] as his changed his constituency to challenge So Sai-chi in Choi Yuen. |
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He returned to the Legco in [[Hong Kong legislative election |
He returned to the Legco in [[2008 Hong Kong legislative election|2008]] in a successful [[strategic voting]] with Andrew Cheng. In June 2010, he voted with his party in favour of the government's [[Consultation Document on the Methods for Selecting the Chief Executive and for Forming the LegCo in 2012|2012 constitutional reform package]], which included the late amendment by the Democratic Party – accepted by the [[Government of the People's Republic of China|Beijing government]] – to hold a popular vote for five new [[District Councils of Hong Kong|District Council]] [[Functional constituency (Hong Kong)|functional constituencies]].<ref>Cheers and jeers for political reform vote, [[South China Morning Post|SCMP]], Gary Cheung, Albert Wong and Fanny WY Fung, 25 June 2010</ref> He also returned to North District Council in [[2007 Hong Kong local elections|2007 election]], running in [[Shek Wu Hui (constituency)|Shek Wu Hui]]. In 2011, he was defeated by So Sai-chi again in Choi Yuen. |
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Wong was defeated in the [[Hong Kong legislative election |
Wong was defeated in the [[2012 Hong Kong legislative election|2012 election]], which left the Democratic Party only one representative in New Territories East, Emily Lau. |
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=== Gay rights === |
=== Gay rights === |
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== Third Side == |
== Third Side == |
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In July 2015, Wong was expelled from the Democratic Party due to his defiance of the party line and clandestine proposal in support of the government's [[2015 Hong Kong electoral reform|constitutional reform package]], which was panned by pan-democrats for being "fake universal suffrage". He later set up a moderate party, the [[Third Side]], with ex-Democrat [[Tik Chi-yuen]] which aimed for a middle-of-the-road approach between the pan-democrats and pro-Beijing camp. |
In July 2015, Wong was expelled from the Democratic Party due to his defiance of the party line and clandestine proposal in support of the government's [[2015 Hong Kong electoral reform|constitutional reform package]], which was panned by pan-democrats for being "fake universal suffrage". He later set up a moderate party, the [[Third Side]], with ex-Democrat [[Tik Chi-yuen]] which aimed for a middle-of-the-road approach between the pan-democrats and pro-Beijing camp.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1862166/new-hong-kong-political-party-third-side-prepares-test-its|work=South China Morning Post|title=New Hong Kong political party Third Side prepares to test its moderate stance in Legco elections|date=29 September 2015}}</ref> |
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He ran in the [[Hong Kong local elections |
He ran in the [[2015 Hong Kong local elections|2015 District Council election]] in [[Fanling South (constituency)|Fanling South]] in his [[North District, Hong Kong|North District]] base but was not elected. In 2016, he also ran in the [[2016 New Territories East by-election|Legislative Council by-election]] in [[New Territories East (constituency)|New Territories East]], receiving 17,295 votes, 4% of the total ballots and failed to return to the Legislative Council.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.gov.hk/legco2016by/eng/results.html|work=Electoral Affairs Commission|title=2016 Legislative Council Geographical Constituency New Territories By-election - Election Result|date=29 February 2016}}</ref> In July 2016, he left the Third Side to contest the [[Social Welfare (constituency)|Social Welfare]] constituency in the [[2016 Hong Kong legislative election|upcoming legislative election]] after failing to get the party's approval.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/07/30/12-legco-functional-constituency-seats-automatically-filled-nominees-no-contestants/|work=Hong Kong Free Press|title=12 LegCo functional constituency seats automatically filled as nominees stand uncontested|date=30 July 2016}}</ref> He received the fewest votes in the five-candidate contest.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.gov.hk/legco2016/eng/rs_fc_K.html|title=2016 Legislative Election}}</ref> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Revision as of 18:20, 29 June 2019
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Wong Sing-chi | |
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黃成智 | |
 Wong Sing-chi after the 2016 Legislative Council by-election | |
| Member of the Legislative Council | |
| In office 1 October 2008 – 30 September 2012 | |
| Preceded by | James Tien |
| Succeeded by | Ray Chan |
| Constituency | New Territories East |
| In office 1 October 2000 – 30 September 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Cyd Ho |
| Succeeded by | James Tien |
| Constituency | New Territories East |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 October 1957 Hong Kong |
| Political party | Meeting Point (until 1994) Democratic Party (1994–2015) Third Side (2015–2016) |
| Residence | Hong Kong |
| Alma mater | Hong Kong Polytechnic University |
| Occupation | Social Worker |
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| Traditional Chinese | 黃成智 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 黄成智 | ||||||||||
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Nelson Wong Sing-chi (born 11 October 1957)[1] is a Hong Kong politician and social worker. He had been member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong between 2000–04 and 2008–12. He was the founding member of the Democratic Party before he was expelled in 2015 for his support in the government's constitutional reform proposals. He was also briefly a founding member of the Third Side, a centrist political party.
He is also former member of the North District Council and Regional Council.
Background
Wong was born in Hong Kong in 1957. He obtained his Bachelor of Social Work from Hong Kong Polytechnic University and was a social worker before joining Hong Kong politics. He was the member of the Meeting Point a liberal party and was first elected to the North District Board in Choi Yuen with party mate Tik Chi-yuen. He became the founding member of the Democratic Party when the Meeting Point was merged with the United Democrats of Hong Kong.
He lost his seat in North District Council in the 1994 District Board elections to So Sai-chi of the pro-Beijing Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong (DAB), who became his long-time rival in the area. He was nevertheless elected to the Regional Council in 1995 and served until it was abolished in 1999.
Legco member
Wong ran for the Legislative Council (Legco) in New Territories North in 1995 but lost to DAB's Cheung Hon-chung. He ran in New Territories East in the 1998 Legislative Council election, placing second on the list behind Andrew Cheng Kar-foo and helped Cheng to get elected. In the 2000 election, the Democratic Party split Cheng and Wong into two tickets to avoid wasting the votes as the electoral mechanism was largest remainder method and the strategy got them both elected with fewer votes.
He lost in 2004 through a weak electoral strategy as the all the pro-democratic candidates formed a combined party-list in the election, Wong was placed in fourth behind Andrew Cheng, Emily Lau Wai-hing and Ronny Tong Ka-wah who all got elected. Before that he also lost his seat in the District Council in 2003 as his changed his constituency to challenge So Sai-chi in Choi Yuen.
He returned to the Legco in 2008 in a successful strategic voting with Andrew Cheng. In June 2010, he voted with his party in favour of the government's 2012 constitutional reform package, which included the late amendment by the Democratic Party – accepted by the Beijing government – to hold a popular vote for five new District Council functional constituencies.[2] He also returned to North District Council in 2007 election, running in Shek Wu Hui. In 2011, he was defeated by So Sai-chi again in Choi Yuen.
Wong was defeated in the 2012 election, which left the Democratic Party only one representative in New Territories East, Emily Lau.
Gay rights
Wong is an evangelical Christian and a social conservative. He opposed amendments to the Domestic Violence Ordinance that would offer same-sex couples equal protection under the law on the grounds that the amendment would include same-sex relationships as if they were couples. He opposed the government would take actions go a step further to make laws which prohibited discrimination against the LGBT people.[3] This position give him as the same attitude with other pro-Beijing conservative members in Legco, such as Priscilla Leung. Wong's conservative stances on gay rights made him different with other pan-democrats, which many of them take liberal stances on social issues.
Third Side
In July 2015, Wong was expelled from the Democratic Party due to his defiance of the party line and clandestine proposal in support of the government's constitutional reform package, which was panned by pan-democrats for being "fake universal suffrage". He later set up a moderate party, the Third Side, with ex-Democrat Tik Chi-yuen which aimed for a middle-of-the-road approach between the pan-democrats and pro-Beijing camp.[4]
He ran in the 2015 District Council election in Fanling South in his North District base but was not elected. In 2016, he also ran in the Legislative Council by-election in New Territories East, receiving 17,295 votes, 4% of the total ballots and failed to return to the Legislative Council.[5] In July 2016, he left the Third Side to contest the Social Welfare constituency in the upcoming legislative election after failing to get the party's approval.[6] He received the fewest votes in the five-candidate contest.[7]
References
- ^ Wong, Nelson. "黃成智個人檔案" [Nelson Wong Personal Profile]. Office of Wong Chi Sing District Councilor. Archived from the original on 21 December 2009. Retrieved 19 September 2010.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Cheers and jeers for political reform vote, SCMP, Gary Cheung, Albert Wong and Fanny WY Fung, 25 June 2010
- ^ Gay sex violence row hits Democrat
- ^ "New Hong Kong political party Third Side prepares to test its moderate stance in Legco elections". South China Morning Post. 29 September 2015.
- ^ "2016 Legislative Council Geographical Constituency New Territories By-election - Election Result". Electoral Affairs Commission. 29 February 2016.
- ^ "12 LegCo functional constituency seats automatically filled as nominees stand uncontested". Hong Kong Free Press. 30 July 2016.
- ^ "2016 Legislative Election".
External links
Media related to Wong Sing-chi at Wikimedia Commons- Official site of Wong Sing-chi
- 1957 births
- Living people
- Hong Kong social workers
- Hong Kong Christians
- District councillors of North District
- Alumni of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- Members of the Regional Council of Hong Kong
- Charter 08 signatories
- Democratic Party (Hong Kong) politicians
- Meeting Point politicians
- HK LegCo Members 2000–2004
- HK LegCo Members 2008–2012
- Members of the Election Committee of Hong Kong, 2007–2012