Chim Pui-chung | |
|---|---|
詹培忠 | |
| Chim in 2008 | |
| Member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong | |
| In office 9 October 1991 –30 June 1997 | |
| Preceded by | New constituency |
| Succeeded by | Replaced by Provisional Legislative Council |
| Constituency | Financial Services |
| In office 21 December 1996 –30 June 1998 (Provisional Legislative Council) | |
| In office 1 July 1998 –9 September 1998 | |
| Preceded by | New parliament |
| Succeeded by | Fung Chi-kin |
| Constituency | Financial Services |
| In office 1 October 2004 –30 September 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Henry Wu |
| Succeeded by | Christopher Cheung |
| Constituency | Financial Services |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 September 1946 |
| Spouse | Ly Kim-chau |
| Occupation | Company director |
| Nickname | Angry Man from Teochew (潮州怒漢) |
Chim Pui-chung (born 1946 in Chaozhou,Guangdong,China) was a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (Legco),representing the Financial Services Functional Constituency. He is director of several companies. [1]
Chim was a legislative councillor from 1991 until he was jailed for conspiring to forge documents in 1998,whereupon he was impeached and disqualified as a legislator by Legco. [2] [3] He was released from prison in 1999. In 2004,he was re-elected unopposed as legislative councillor for the financial services constituency. In 2008 he was again elected. [4]
In 2005,he was an unsuccessful candidate in the Hong Kong Chief Executive election,receiving only 21 nominations from the Election Committee,less than the minimum requirement of 100. [5] As a result,Donald Tsang was declared the uncontested winner. [6]
In November 2021,he was charged with fraud,along with his son,Ricky Chim Kim-lun,and Wong Pei Li. [7]
His son,Ricky Chim Kim-lun,is a member of the Election Committee and is also an honorary consul of Papua New Guinea. [8]