15 Facts About Ma Lik

Ma Lik, GBS, JP, was a Legislative Councillor, and was the Chairman of the Democratic Alliance for Betterment of Hong Kong, a pro-Beijing political party in Hong Kong.

Ma Lik graduated with a bachelor's degree from the Department of Chinese from United College, Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Ma Lik was born in Guangzhou and is of Xiamen, Fujian ancestry.

Ma Lik was a deputy publisher of the Hong Kong Commercial Daily and a local Deputy to the National People's Congress.

Ma Lik was formerly the Chief Editor of the Hong Kong Commercial Daily, Deputy Secretary General of the Hong Kong Basic Law Consultative Committee, Director of Treasure Land International Property Consultants, General Manager of The Hong Kong Institute for Promotion of Chinese Culture, and member of the Selection Committee for the First Government of HKSAR.

Ma Lik left for treatment in Guangzhou soon after the Tiananmen controversy he sparked.

Ma Lik's body was transported back to Hong Kong on 11 August 2007.

Ma Lik said of 4000 students at the scene, not everyone was killed; certain student leaders, namely Chai Ling, Wuerkaixi, Feng Chungde, and Hou Dejian, were able to leave the protest site without incident, therefore it is not a massacre.

Ma Lik said that "facts written in blood cannot be twisted by lies".

Ma Lik admitted he had perhaps been careless with his words, and would assume full responsibility for what he said.

Ma Lik stopped short of apologising for his comments in general.

Ma Lik further warned pro-democracy advocates that universal suffrage in 2017 was unlikely.

Ma Lik blamed the lack of progress on the "intransigence" of democrats, who blocked reform proposals put forward in December 2005.

Ma Lik publicly attacked RTHK from changing the role from a "watchdog" to a "mouthpiece" of the Hong Kong government.

Ma Lik criticised the rate at which Hong Kong is moving.