Abraham Shek Lai-him
GBS JP or Abraham Razack (; born Razack Ebrahim Abdul; 24 June 1945) is a former member of the
Legislative Council of Hong Kong
The Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, colloquially known as LegCo, is the Unicameralism, unicameral legislature of Hong Kong. It sits under People's Republic of China, China's "one country, two systems" c ...
(Legco), representing the real estate and construction industry in a
functional constituency seat. He is a member of the political grouping
Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong in Legco. He graduated from the
University of Sydney
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in Australia.
Razack is a businessman and former chief executive of the Land Development Corporation (now
Urban Renewal Authority
The Urban Renewal Authority (URA) is a quasi-governmental, profit-making statutory body in Hong Kong responsible for accelerating urban redevelopment.
History
The authority's predecessor, the Land Development Corporation (土地發展� ...
). He is a director of numerous large corporates, including
China Resources Cement Holdings Ltd.
Political stance
Long a staunch pro-Beijing supporter of the Hong Kong Government, Shek surprised observers in October 2019 by siding with protestors in calling for an independent inquiry into police suppression of the then widespread pro-democracy protests, and in criticising the government's failure to recognise the need to address community concerns, particularly those among youth.
In March 2021, after FTU president
Stanley Ng said that the government had allowed a "property hegemony" to allow
developers to benefit greatly from increased property prices, Shek defended developers and said such "Cultural Revolution-style" criticism of developers would not fix the housing issues.
In April 2021, Shek opposed a bill that would introduce a vacancy tax on new units that were built but not sold after 12 months, a tax that would punish developers for leaving empty units unsold or unlet.
Positions held
''Chairman'',
Public Accounts Committee
A public accounts committee (PAC) is a committee within a legislature whose role is to study public audits, invite ministers, permanent secretaries or other ministry officials to the committee for questioning, and report on their findings subseque ...
,
Legislative Council of HKSAR since October 2012,
''Chairman'',
English Schools Foundation
The English Schools Foundation (ESF) is an organisation that runs 22 international schools in Hong Kong. It is Hong Kong's largest English-medium organisation of international schools. It was founded in 1967 with the passage of the English ...
since May 2015
''Honorary Fellow'' of
''Honorary Fellow'' of
The University of Hong Kong
The University of Hong Kong (HKU) is a public university, public research university in Pokfulam, Hong Kong. It was founded in 1887 as the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese by the London Missionary Society and formally established as t ...
''Honorary Fellow'' of
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) is a public research university in Sai Kung District, New Territories, Hong Kong. Founded in 1991, it was the territory's third institution to be granted university status, and the firs ...
''Honorary Fellow'' of
Lingnan University (Hong Kong)
References
1945 births
Living people
Macau emigrants to Hong Kong
Hong Kong businesspeople
MTR Corporation
University of Sydney alumni
Professional Forum politicians
Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong politicians
HK LegCo Members 2000–2004
HK LegCo Members 2004–2008
HK LegCo Members 2008–2012
HK LegCo Members 2012–2016
HK LegCo Members 2016–2021
Recipients of the Silver Bauhinia Star
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