Lillian Kwok
Lillian Kwok | |
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郭玲麗 | |
 Kwok in 2023 | |
| Member of the Legislative Council | |
| Assumed office 1 January 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency created |
| Constituency | Election Committee |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 April 1979 British Hong Kong |
| Political party | DAB[1] |
| Alma mater | Education University of Hong Kong (BA) Hong Kong Metropolitan University (MEd) |
Lillian Kwok Ling-lai (Chinese: 郭玲麗; born 20 April 1979[2]) is a Hong Kong registered teacher and politician who has been a member of the Legislative Council for the Election Committee constituency which was newly created under the electoral overhaul imposed by Beijing.
Education
Kwok completed her senior secondary and matriculation course curricula at the Pooi To Middle School in 1996 and New Asia Middle School in 1998 respectively. Afterwards, she earned a diploma in education from the Hong Kong Institute of Education and became a registered teacher in 2000, specialising in the area of special education needs.[3] Pursuing further studies subsequently, Kwok attained a Bachelor of Arts from the Education University of Hong Kong in 2014 and a Master of Education from the Hong Kong Metropolitan University in 2021.[citation needed]
Controversies
On 5 January 2022, Carrie Lam announced new warnings and restrictions against social gathering due to potential COVID-19 outbreaks.[4] One day later, it was discovered that Kwok attended a birthday party hosted by Witman Hung Wai-man, with 222 guests.[5][6][7] At least one guest tested positive with COVID-19, causing many guests to be quarantined.[7]
During Kwok's Legislative Council campaign, she described her occupation as a teacher.[8][9] However, after she was elected, her declaration of interests from January 2022 revealed that her occupations were a hotel training consultant and an insurance consultant.[8] Kwok told SCMP that she had actually retired as a teacher in 2018, and claimed that she became an insurance consultant to prevent being scammed.[8]
Electoral history
References
- ^ "Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region - Members' Biographies :Hon Lillian KWOK Ling-lai". Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ "選舉委員會 郭玲麗 個人背景" (in Chinese). 香港01. 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ "派郭玲麗出戰選委界別 民建聯「加注」否認陪跑". 香港01 (in Chinese). 4 November 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ "Bars, gyms to close, 6pm restaurant curfew as Hong Kong ramps up Omicron battle". South China Morning Post. 5 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ^ "衞生防護中心最新發現洪為民宴會人數為222人". RTHK (in Chinese). 12 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ "Hong Kong Finds New Suspected Covid Case at Official's Scandal-Hit Birthday Party". Bloomberg News. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ a b "All 170 guests of Covid-19 scandal-hit birthday party sent to quarantine". South China Morning Post. 7 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ^ a b c "How well can Hong Kong's affluent lawmakers represent ordinary residents?". South China Morning Post. 17 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ "Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region - Members' Biographies ::Hon Lillian KWOK Ling-lai". www.legco.gov.hk. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ "Legislative Council General Election results: Election Committee constituency". www.info.gov.hk.
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