Chu Kwok-keung | |
|---|---|
朱國強 | |
| Chu in 2023 | |
| Member of the Legislative Council | |
| Assumed office 1 January 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Ip Kin-yuen (2020) |
| Constituency | Education |
| Personal details | |
| Citizenship | Hong Kong |
| Political party | HKFEW |
| Alma mater | Education University of Hong Kong (MEd) [1] |
| Occupation | Teacher |
Chu Kwok-keung is a Hong Kong teacher and pro-Beijing politician,elected as a member of Legislative Council in 2021. [2]
Chu currently serves as the vice-chairman Hong Kong Federation of Education Workers, [3] a pro-Beijing teachers union, [4] and as a secondary school principal. [5] Chu supported teachers pledging allegiance to the Chinese Government, [6] and rejected calls of quashing criminal records of students arrested during protests. [7]
In September 2022,after a 57% yearly increase in the number of reduced classes due to an emigration wave of students from Hong Kong to other cities,Chu suggested filling up the classes with mainland Chinese students. [8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FEW | Chu Kwok-keung | 10,641 | 46.16 | ||
| Nonpartisan | James Lam Yat-fung | 4,544 | 19.71 | ||
| Nonpartisan | Lam Wing-sze | 3,280 | 14.23 | ||
| HKKGEPE | Ting Kin-wa | 2,533 | 10.99 | ||
| Independent | Jessica Man Sze-wing | 2,054 | 8.91 | ||
| Majority | 6,097 | 26.45 | |||
| Total valid votes | 23,052 | 100.00 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 1,652 | ||||
| Turnout | 24,704 | 29.02 | |||
| Registered electors | 85,117 | ||||
| FEW gain from PTU | Swing | ||||