14 Facts About Pang Chun-hoi

Pang Chun-hoi, MBE was a trade unionist and a member of the member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong for the Labour constituency.

Pang Chun-hoi was vice-president of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Trades Union Council, a pro-Kuomintang union, and chairman of the Cotton Industry Workers' General Union.

Pang Chun-hoi moved to Hong Kong with his family in 1949.

Pang Chun-hoi became the executive committee member of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Trades Union Council, the largest pro-Kuomintang labour union at the time and later became its vice-president.

Pang Chun-hoi became member of the Kuomintang in 1962 and attended the 11th and 12th National Congress of Kuomintang in 1976 and 1981.

Pang Chun-hoi was appointed by the colonial government to the Labour Advisory Board in 1965.

Pang Chun-hoi was elected uncontestedly alongside Tam Yiu-chung of the pro-Beijing Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions.

Pang Chun-hoi was re-elected in 1988 uncontestedly and in again 1991 for the third term.

Pang Chun-hoi voted closely with the liberal camp in the legislature.

Pang Chun-hoi was one of the swing votes during the 1994 Hong Kong electoral reform introduced by Chris Patten, the last Governor of Hong Kong for a more democratic legislature on the eve of the handover of Hong Kong strongly opposed by Beijing.

Pang Chun-hoi was lobbied by Allen Lee, chairman of the Liberal Party who tabled an alternative proposal which was backed by Beijing in replacement of Patten's proposal, as well as Lu Ping, director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office.

Pang Chun-hoi voted against Liberal proposal and voted for Patten proposal.

Pang Chun-hoi stepped down for the Legislative Council in 1995.

Pang Chun-hoi married Yang Wai-chang and had one son and five daughters.