Andrew Wong (politician)

Andrew Wong Wang-fat
JP
President of the Legislative Council
In office
11 October 1995  30 June 1997
Monarch Elizabeth II
Governor Chris Patten
Preceded by Sir John Joseph Swaine
Succeeded by Rita Fan
Member of the Legislative Council
In office
30 October 1985  31 July 1995
Preceded by New constituency
Succeeded by Constituency abolished
Constituency New Territories East
In office
11 October 1995  30 June 1997
Preceded by New constituency
Succeeded by Replaced by Provisional Legislative Council
Constituency New Territories South-east
In office
21 December 1996  30 June 1998
(Provisional Legislative Council)
In office
1 July 1998  30 September 2004
Preceded by New parliament
Succeeded by Leung Kwok-hung
Constituency New Territories East
Personal details
Born (1943-12-11) 11 December 1943
Shanghai, Republic of China
Spouse(s) Rita Pun Ming-chu
Alma mater Wah Yan College, Hong Kong
University of Hong Kong
Syracuse University
London School of Economics and Political Science
Religion Roman Catholicism
Andrew Wong
Traditional Chinese 黃宏發

Andrew Wong Wang Fat OBE, JP, (Chinese: 黃宏發; born 11 December 1943) was the last president of the Legislative Council during British rule. He was the only person of Chinese ethnicity to have served in the position during British rule, supported by the pan-democracy camp.

Andrew Wong was born in Shanghai, Republic of China. He attended Wah Yan College, an all-male Jesuit secondary school in Hong Kong, after which studied at the University of Hong Kong, Syracuse University in the United States and completed an MPhil at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) in the United Kingdom. Wong is often referred to by the nickname "Uncle Fat" (Chinese: "發叔").

First elected into the Legislative Council of Hong Kong in 1985, Wong was elected by his fellow members of the Council to the position of its president in 1995. He held the position until 30 June 1997, when the sovereignty of Hong Kong was transferred from the United Kingdom to the People's Republic of China.

He served in the Provisional Legislative Council from 1997 to 1998, and was re-elected to the Legislative Council in 1998, and in 2000, after the transfer of sovereignty. He lost his seat at the 2004 Legislative Council elections.

Wong served in the Sha Tin District Board from 1981 to 1991. He was also a lecturer in the Department of Government and Public Administration of the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

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    Legislative Council of Hong Kong
    New constituency Member of Legislative Council
    Representative for New Territories East
    1991–1995
    Served alongside: Emily Lau
    Succeeded by
    Himself
    as Representative for New Territories South-east
    Preceded by
    Himself
    as Representative for New Territories East
    Member of Legislative Council
    Representative for New Territories South-east
    1995–1997
    Replaced by
    Provisional Legislative Council
    Preceded by
    John Joseph Swaine
    President of the Legislative Council
    1995–1997
    Succeeded by
    Rita Fan
    as President of the Provisional Legislative Council
    New parliament Member of Provisional Legislative Council
    1997–1998
    Replaced by Legislative Council
    Member of Legislative Council
    Representative for New Territories East
    1998–2004
    Succeeded by
    James Tien


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