1. Frederick Fung Kin-kee, SBS, JP is a Hong Kong former politician who was a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong from 1991 to 1997 and from 2000 to 2016 and the former chairman of the pro-democracy Hong Kong Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood from 1989 to 2007.
Frederick Fung was first elected to the Legislative Council in the 1991 direct election.
Frederick Fung is noted for his middle-of-the-road strategy of "simultaneously negotiating with and confronting" Beijing and joined the Beijing-installed Provisional Legislative Council in 1996 despite the pro-democrats' boycott.
Frederick Fung was a candidate for the 2012 Chief Executive election but lost in the pro-democracy primary.
Frederick Fung resigned from the ADPL chairmanship after the party's defeat in the 2007 District Council election.
Frederick Fung lost his Sham Shui Po District Council seat in 2015 and lost his re-election to the Legislative Council in 2016.
Frederick Fung contested in the pro-democracy primary for the March 2018 Kowloon West by-election, but lost to Yiu Chung-yim.
Frederick Fung subsequently declined to be a backup candidate for Yiu.
Frederick Fung was born in Hong Kong in 1953 with the family root of Dongguan.
Frederick Fung entered the University of Hong Kong in 1974 but was ousted a year after because he spent too much time organising social movements and failed his exams.
Frederick Fung then joined the pressure group Society for Community Organisation.
Frederick Fung went to the United Kingdom in 1979 and obtained his undergraduate Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Policy and Public Administration at the University of Bradford in 1982.
Frederick Fung won a seat in Sham Shui Po East with 7,450 votes, which established his long time base in the district.
Amid criticism, Frederick Fung lost his seat in the 1998 Legislative Council election in Kowloon West, the first legislative election after the SAR was established along with all ADPL candidates.
Frederick Fung returned to the Legislative Council in the 2nd Legislative Council election two years later in 2000 and was since re-elected in 2004,2008 and 2012.
Frederick Fung was member of the Sham Shui Po District Council from 1999 to 2015.
Frederick Fung resigned as chairman of the ADPL after the 2007 District Council election, after his party received a disastrous defeat.
Frederick Fung chose to give up his long-time base in Kowloon West and ran in the New Territories West, but failed to win any seat.
Frederick Fung's decision caused criticism as he was blamed for snatching votes from other pro-democrat candidates including Lee Cheuk-yan which led to his downfall in his long time base.
Frederick Fung participated in the pro-democracy primary of the March 2018 Kowloon West by-election after incumbent Yau Wai-ching of Youngspiration was ousted from the Legislative Council over the oath-taking controversy.
Frederick Fung's candidacy was initially challenged by party's young member Kalvin Ho who later withdrew from the race.
Frederick Fung eventually became the party's sole representative in the pro-democracy primary.
Frederick Fung was defeated in the telephone polls and generic ballots in the primary to Yiu Chung-yim, the legislator who was disqualified over the oath-taking controversy.
In October 2018, Frederick Fung announced that he was standing in the November Kowloon West by-election, three months after quitting the ADPL, which intended to back unity pro-democracy candidate Lau Siu-lai.
Frederick Fung unsuccessfully ran for a seat on Yau Tsim Mong District Council, in Tsim Sha Tsui West constituency, during the 2019 local elections.
Frederick Fung then run in the 2021 Hong Kong legislative election but failed to win a seat.