Political career
During the Umbrella Movement in 2014,Kong organised a silent assembly. Calling the protestors "trampling" rule-of-law",she urged them to obey injunctions by the court and end the occupation. [5] Kong joined the pro-Beijing New People's Party in the same year. [3] She ran in the 2015 local elections,as the party's candidate in Kornhill Garden constituency,but was defeated by the Civic. [3] A year later,she quitted the party and joined the team of Jasper Tsang,former President of the Legislative Council,as an advisor. [6] She was elected as an executive of Law Society and appointed as a committee member of Independent Commission Against Corruption in 2019 and 2020 respectively. [7] [6]
In 2021,Kong was elected as a member of the Legislative Council after winning in the Election Committee constituency controlled by pro-Beijing camp. [2] During the campaign,she called on the Government to speed-up the legislation of Article 23,a provision in Basic Law related to national security. [8] [9]
In July 2022,Kong was critical of foreign domestic helpers,who were operating food stalls on public pavement. [10]
In October 2022,Kong criticized the government and Lo Chung-mau for invalidating 20,000 COVID-19 vaccine exemption passes,stating that he had no legal authority to do so,with Kong asking "Who is destroying the rule of law now?" [11] [12]
In February 2023,Kong criticized the government for planning to impose extra betting taxes on the Hong Kong Jockey Club,saying it was unfair. [13]
In March 2023,she championed the cause of Chan Tan-ching a 90 year old licensed street hawker whose cart was seized by the Food and Hygiene Department [14]
In March 2023,Kong was the only lawmaker to vote against a measure to build temporary public housing. [15]
In June 2024,Kong advocated for a revision of Hong Kong's pet quarantine laws. Hong Kong requires a quarantine of 120 days which is the longest in the world;only shared by Guam and Hawaii. [16] Kong described these requirements as "outdated" and linked them to pet smuggling syndicates from mainland China. [17]
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