1. Aron Kwok Wai-keung is a current member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, representing the Labour, which he was elected to in the 2012 LegCo election and 2021 LegCo election.
20 Facts About Kwok Wai-keung
1. 2.
Kwok Wai-keung previously held the Hong Kong Island constituency, which he won in the 2016 LegCo election.
3.
Kwok Wai-keung is a former district councillor for the Eastern District Council.
4.
On 27 March 2015, Kwok Wai-keung was appointed one of Housing Authority members for a two-year term, starting on 1 April.
5.
Kwok Wai-keung ran for election in Provident constituency of the Eastern District Council during the 2007 District Council elections.
6.
Kwok Wai-keung ran uncontested during the 2011 election and 2015 election, retaining his seat by default.
7.
Kwok Wai-keung was reelected in the 2019 election with 3,229 votes, narrowly beating second-place candidate Duncann Chan by 48 votes.
8.
Kwok Wai-keung, holding one of the FTU seats, was elected uncontested during the 2012 election.
9.
In November 2017, Kwok Wai-keung was criticised by netizens and anti-poverty activists after expressing a callous attitude toward street sleepers.
10.
Kwok Wai-keung made a post on his Facebook page boasting that a footbridge in his district, on Tong Shui Road, had been cleared of homeless people on 23 November 2017.
11.
An anti-poverty activist said that Kwok Wai-keung's post was reminiscent of the concurrent purge of Beijing's so-called "low-end population" that has drawn international attention.
12.
Kwok Wai-keung stated that homeless people should stay in shelters or apply for public housing.
13.
Live footage filmed during the meeting by Radio Television Hong Kong showed Kwok Wai-keung grabbing Raymond Chan Chi-chuen by the collar and dragging him to the floor.
14.
Kwok Wai-keung defended his actions, stating that he was trying to protect LegCo security guards.
15.
On 22 November 2018, Kwok Wai-keung voted against a legislative motion that called for the government to explore legal unions for same-sex couples in Hong Kong.
16.
Kwok Wai-keung was among the 27 lawmakers to oppose the motion, and this majority overruled the 24 favourable votes.
17.
LGBT singer Anthony Wong Yiu-ming stated that Kwok Wai-keung's stance represented outdated views on homosexuality from the pro-Beijing faction.
18.
On 14 January 2021, Kwok Wai-keung participated in a video conference of the Legislative Council's Panel on Housing, where he was suspected to have been driving while in the meeting, potentially violating the Road Traffic Ordinance.
19.
One day later, it was discovered that Kwok Wai-keung attended a birthday party hosted by Witman Hung Wai-man, with 222 guests.
20.
Kwok Wai-keung later claimed that the real issue was not the party, but the government's policy of allowing aircrew from Cathay Pacific to quarantine at home, saying "I wonder if society should be spending time chasing this party while ignoring the whole anti-epidemic loophole".