Breakthrough as three join fight in education sector

The education constituency saw a breakthrough yesterday with three candidates submitting nominations to join the race on the same day.
They are retired principal James Lam Yat-fung, another principal Chu Kwok-keung from the Hong Kong Federation of Education Workers and Ting Kin-wa from the association of Hong Kong kindergarten professional education exchange.

A total of 18 nomination forms were submitted yesterday for the Legislative Council elections to be held on December 19.

Chu, who is a primary school principal, said he knew many teachers and he has been involved in activities in the sector for more than 10 years.
He has secured 13 nominations, including Tai Hay-lap, a special adviser to the president in the Education University of Hong Kong.

Ting said he will fight for no schools to be “killed,” as it would lead to job losses for teachers. Asked if he supported voting for public school teachers, Ting said every industry should follow that if such a requirement was stipulated in the law. He added that the authorities should take incremental steps in pushing forward national security education to reduce teachers’ pressure.

The real estate and construction constituency also saw candidates, including Howard Chao, director of developer Cheuk Nang Limited, who is also the son of the company’s founder, Cecil Chao Sze-Tsung.

Business executive Loong Hon-biu also submitted nominations yesterday.
The medical and healthcare sector saw a fourth candidate, Ho Sung-hon, who claims to be independent. In geographical constituencies, Roundtable Michael Tien Puk-sun will run in New Territories North West.

A pan-democrat old guard, the former chairman of the Hong Kong Association for Democracy and People’s Livelihood, Frederick Fung Kin-kee, will run in the Kowloon West constituency.

Jason Poon Chuk-hung, the whistleblower who revealed the lacking construction works at Hung Hom Station on the Sha Tin to Central rail link, will run in the Hong Kong Island constituency.

Asked why he chose to run in the Hong Kong Island East constituency after he was widely expected to run in Kowloon West, Poon said he wanted to avoid clashing with competitors in Kowloon West, and the chance of
securing a spot is higher in Hong Kong Island East.

Jeffrey Chan Chun-hung was the second candidate from the “third way” think tank Path of Democracy who has secured sufficient nominations. He stands in the Kowloon East constituency. Maggie Chan Man-ki, a Hong Kong deputy to the National People’s Congress and a solicitor, will run in the

The education constituency saw a breakthrough yesterday with three candidates submitting nominations to join the race on the same day. They are retired principal James Lam Yat-fung, another principal Chu Kwok-keung from the Hong Kong Federation of Education Workers and Ting Kin-wa from the association of Hong Kong kindergarten professional education
exchange.

A total of 18 nomination forms were submitted yesterday for the Legislative Council elections to be held on December 19. Chu, who is a primary school principal, said he knew many teachers and he has been involved in activities in the sector for more than 10 years.

He has secured 13 nominations, including Tai Hay-lap, a special adviser to the president in the Education University of Hong Kong. Ting said he will fight for no schools to be “killed,” as it would lead to job losses for teachers.
Asked if he supported voting for public school teachers, Ting said every industry should follow that if such a requirement was stipulated in the law. He added that the authorities should take incremental steps in pushing
forward national security education to reduce teachers’ pressure.
The real estate and construction constituency also saw candidates, including Howard Chao, director of developer Cheuk Nang Limited, who is also the son of the company’s founder, Cecil Chao Sze-Tsung.

Business executive Loong Hon-biu also submitted nominations yesterday.
The medical and healthcare sector saw a fourth candidate, Ho Sung-hon, who claims to be independent. In geographical constituencies, Roundtable Michael Tien Puk-sun will run in New Territories North West.

A pan-democrat old guard, the former chairman of the Hong Kong Association for Democracy and People’s Livelihood, Frederick Fung Kin-kee, will run in the Kowloon West constituency.

Jason Poon Chuk-hung, the whistleblower who revealed the lacking construction works at Hung Hom Station on the Sha Tin to Central rail link, will run in the Hong Kong Island constituency. Asked why he chose to run in the Hong Kong Island East constituency after he was widely expected to run in Kowloon West, Poon said he wanted to avoid clashing with competitors in Kowloon West, and the chance of securing a spot is higher in Hong Kong Island East.

Jeffrey Chan Chun-hung was the second candidate from the “third way” think tank Path of Democracy who has secured sufficient nominations. He stands in the Kowloon East constituency. Maggie Chan Man-ki, a Hong Kong deputy to the National People’s Congress and a solicitor, will run in the election committee sector, with a manifesto aiming to complete the legislation of Article 23 of the Basic Law.

She was accompanied by Basic Law Committee vice chairwoman Maria Tam Wai-chu and the chairwoman of the Small and Medium Law Firms Association of Hong Kong, Lo Yee-hang, who had both nominated Chan.
Surveyor Tony Tse Wai-chuen will also be seeking reelection in the architectural, surveying, planning and landscape constituency.

Businessman Yip Cham-kai will be the third candidate in the social welfare constituency, competing against Third Side founding chairman Tik Chi-yuen and Chu Lai-ling of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress
of Hong Kong.