Ng Leung-sing () is a former member of the

Provisional Legislative Council The Provisional Legislative Council (PLC) was the interim legislature of Hong Kong that operated from 1997 to 1998. The legislature was founded in Guangzhou and sat in Shenzhen from 1996 (with offices in Hong Kong), until the 1997 handover whe ...

and

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for the Election Committee constituency and the

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functional constituency from 1997 to 2004 and 2012 to 2016. He was also the Vice-chairman of the China & South Sea Bank Limited. He supported

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in the 2012 Chief Executive race and is seen as an ally of CY Leung in the Legislative Council.

Controversies

During the

2015 Hong Kong heavy metal in drinking water incidents Samples of potable water in Hong Kong were found to contain excessive levels of heavy metals including lead, nickel and cadmium in 2015. Such discoveries of contamination caused widespread crisis within the city. The scandal began in June 201 ...

, he became known for asking

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whether there were any health benefits to consuming water "with an appropriate level of lead." At 5 January 2016, he commented on the missing Causeway Bay bookseller incident, alleging that the missing booksellers were arrested for illegally entering the mainland to patronise prostitutes without any evidence. His comment was later reprimanded by the wife of one of the missing booksellers, Lee Bo, who stated that she retained her right to sue for libel.

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Member of the Legislative Council – Hon NG Leung-sing
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ng, Leung-sing Living people 1949 births Delegates to the 10th National People's Congress from Hong Kong Delegates to the 11th National People's Congress from Hong Kong Delegates to the 12th National People's Congress from Hong Kong Delegates to the 13th National People's Congress from Hong Kong Members of the Selection Committee of Hong Kong Members of the Provisional Legislative Council HK LegCo Members 1998–2000 HK LegCo Members 2000–2004 HK LegCo Members 2012–2016 University of Macau alumni Recipients of the Silver Bauhinia Star