Ma_Fung-kwok
Ma Fung-kwok
Hong Kong politician
Ma Fung-kwok (Chinese: 馬逢國) is a member of the Provisional Legislative Council and Legislative Council of Hong Kong from for Election Committee constituency and Sports, Performing Arts, Culture and Publication from 1997 to 2000 and 2012 to present. He has also been the leader of New Century Forum. He supported Leung Chun-ying in the 2012 Chief Executive race and is seen as an ally of CY Leung in the Legislative Council.
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Ma Fung-kwok | |
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馬逢國 | |
.png) Ma in 2019 | |
| Convenor of National People's Congress Hong Kong delegation | |
| Assumed office 3 March 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Maria Tam |
| Member of the Legislative Council | |
| Assumed office 1 January 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency created |
| Constituency | Election Committee |
| In office 1 October 2012 – 31 December 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Timothy Fok |
| Succeeded by | Kenneth Fok |
| Constituency | Sports, Performing Arts, Culture and Publication |
| In office 16 September 2001 – 30 September 2004 | |
| Constituency | Election Committee |
| In office 1 July 1998 – 30 June 2000 | |
| Constituency | Election Committee |
| In office 22 February 1997 – 4 April 1998 (Provisional Legislative Council) | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1955-07-22) 22 July 1955 (age 68) Hong Kong |
| Political party | New Century Forum |
| Spouse | Kitty Leung |
| Occupation | Legislative Councillor Films Maker and Distributor Media Executive |
On 21 May 2018, Ma Fun-kwok allegedly used his status as a legislator to bypass airport security rules to bring a 200g bottle of hair gel into the restricted area.[1]
In December 2021, it was reported that Ma had a "privileged" vote in the 2021 Hong Kong legislative election, where the vote would count approximately 7,215 times more than an ordinary citizen.[2]
In January 2022, the mainland Chinese national emblem was permanently added to the Legislative Council chamber, after Andrew Leung, Starry Lee Wai-king and Ma Fung-kwok decided that it should be made permanent.[3] Andrew Leung had earlier said it would be only temporary for the swearing in of lawmakers.[3]
In July 2022, Ma said that many teenagers in Hong Kong would like to serve in the mainland Chinese military.[4]
In November 2023, Hong Kong Free Press reported that Ma was accused, along with other directors, of "forcibly seizing control" of a company by using legal proceedings against the company.[5]
- FactWire (15 December 2021). "Factwire: 41 privileged voters have 7,200 times greater power than a regular Hong Kong voter following election revamp". Hong Kong Free Press HKFP. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- The Standard, The. "Legco chamber gets 'solemn' makeover". The Standard. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- Standard, The. "'Various ways' for Hongkongers to contribute to China other than joining the army: Erick Tsang". The Standard. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- Ho, Kelly (1 November 2023). "Hong Kong student group alleges attempted forced entry of properties amid lawsuit over ownership". Hong Kong Free Press HKFP. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
| Legislative Council of Hong Kong | ||
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| New parliament | Member of Provisional Legislative Council 1997–1998 |
Replaced by Legislative Council |
| Member of Legislative Council Representative for Election Committee 1998–2000 |
Seat abolished | |
| Preceded by | Member of Legislative Council Representative for Election Committee 2001–2004 |
Constituency eliminated |
| Preceded by | Member of Legislative Council Representative for Sports, Performing Arts, Culture and Publication 2012–2021 |
Next: Kenneth Fok |
| New constituency | Member of Legislative Council Representative for Election Committee 2022– |
Incumbent |
| National People's Congress | ||
| Preceded by | Convenor of National People's Congress Hong Kong delegation 2018–present |
Incumbent |
| Order of precedence | ||
| Preceded by Yiu Si-wing Member of the Legislative Council |
Hong Kong order of precedence Member of the Legislative Council |
Succeeded by Charles Mok Member of the Legislative Council |