Chu Kwok-keung | |
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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 | % | ±% | |
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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 |