Peter Kwong Kong-kit (; born 28 February 1936) is a

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prelate who was the first

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of the

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(i.e. the Anglican Church),

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and

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of the Diocese of Hong Kong Island following the establishment of the Anglican Communion's Province of Hong Kong after the

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. He was the first Chinese bishop of the

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. Kwong was the chaplain of

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and lectured at the

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until he was appointed diocesan secretary in 1979. In 1981 he became the bishop of Hong Kong and Macao; he was consecrated a bishop on 25 March 1981 at

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; his diocese was split in order to create the new church Province of Hong Kong, and the portion he retained became the Diocese of Hong Kong Island (and he the Bishop of Hong Kong Island). Kwong was installed at the same Cathedral as the first Chinese archbishop of the

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on 25 October 1998. His contributions to the community of Hong Kong are wide and varied. He participated in the discussions leading up to the reunification of Hong Kong with the Mainland through the Consultative Committee for the Basic Law, the Preparatory Committee for the SAR and the Selection Committee (an electoral college created by the Preparatory Committee). He was Advisor on Hong Kong Affairs between 1992 and 1997. After the Handover he became a member of the

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. Following his retirement in January 2007, he has become the Archbishop

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of Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui and the Bishop Emeritus of the Diocese of

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.Diocese of Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui (Anglican) - Clergy
/ref> He is advisor to the Amity Foundation of China, vice-president of the

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and patron of the Comfort Care Concern Group, an organisation for the terminally ill. He has been awarded the degree

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'' by

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, Bexley Hall and, in 2000, the

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. In 2007 Kwong was succeeded by the new archbishop and primate, Paul Kwong (no relation).

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Anglican website article on KwongHong Kong University honorary doctorate information
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