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Kingsley Wong Kwok (, born 1968) is a Hong Kong FTU politician who is the chairman of the
Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions The Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions (HKFTU) is a pro-Beijing labour and political group established in 1948 in Hong Kong. It is the oldest and largest labour group in Hong Kong with over 420,000 members in 253 affiliates and associated ...
. He has been one of the members of the
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for the Election Committee constituency which was newly created under the
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. In July 2022, he tested positive for COVID-19, one day after taking photos with Chief Executive
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during the first "antechamber chat"; he also met with
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and
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, and sat next to
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and Peter Koon Ho-ming. Wong began self-isolation rather than government quarantine. In October 2022, Wong said that directorate-levels
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should not be allowed to have dual nationality, saying that even if they take an oath of loyalty to the Hong Kong government, it might not be enough to eliminate their divided loyalties. In August 2023, he called on the Hong Kong justice department to continue to try to ban the song
Glory to Hong Kong "Glory to Hong Kong" ( zh, t=願榮光歸香港, cy=Yuhn Wìhnggwōng Gwāi Hēunggóng, j=jyun6 wing4 gwong1 gwai1 hoeng1 gong2) is a protest anthem that was composed and written by a musician under the pseudonym "Thomas dgx yhl", with the ...
, after a judge ruled against a proposed ban by the government.


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Living people 1968 births HK LegCo Members 2022–2025 Hong Kong pro-Beijing politicians Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions Members of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference {{HongKong-politician-stub