Ronnie Wong Man-chiu, JP (, born 3 April 1952) is a Hong Kong politician, businessman and former Olympic swimmer.

Biography

Wong was born into a wealthy shipping family. His father founded Chung Wah Shipbuilding & Engineering Company. He graduated from the

La Salle College La Salle College (LSC) (, Demonym: Lasallian) is a boys' secondary school in Hong Kong. It was established in 1932 by the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, a Roman Catholic religious teaching order founded by St. John Bapt ...

and the

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. He also obtained a

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from the

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. Wong was a member of the

Hong Kong Basic Law Consultative Committee The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Basic Law Consultative Committee (BLCC; 香港基本法諮詢委員會) was an official body established in 1985 to canvass views in Hong Kong on the drafts of the Hong Kong Basic Law. Background The ...

(BLCC). He joined the business and professional group of the BLCC but later split with it on the concept of the electoral methods of the future

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and the Legislative Council after 1997 and joined the pro-Beijing

New Hong Kong Alliance The New Hong Kong Alliance (, abbreviated 新港盟; NHKA) was a pro-Beijing conservative political organisation in Hong Kong in the 1990s mostly composed of businessmen and professionals. It was considered the more conservative wing of the Group ...

which put forward an ultra-conservative proposal and later became chairman of the alliance. In 1986, Wong was appointed to the

Urban Council of Hong Kong The Urban Council (UrbCo) was a municipal council in Hong Kong responsible for municipal services on Hong Kong Island and in Kowloon (including New Kowloon). These services were provided by the council's executive arm, the Urban Servic ...

and was re-appointed in 1991. In 1991, he ran with

Winnie Cheung Wai-sun Winnie Cheung Wai-sun (, born 1952) is a Hong Kong businesswoman and politician. Cheung is the grand daughter of the later businessman Cheung Chuk-shan and wife of Yuen Pak-yiu, member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. Her ...

in the Island West constituency in the first Legislative Council direct election but was defeated by United Democrat candidates

Yeung Sum Yeung Sum (; born 22 November 1947 in Guangzhou) is a Hong Kong politician and academic. He served several terms as a Legislative Councillor and was the second chairman of the Democratic Party (DP), a pro-democracy political party in Hong ...

and

Huang Chen-ya Huang Chen-ya, MBE (; born 4 November 1939) is a neurologist and member of the Democratic Party and was the member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (1991–97) for Hong Kong Island West. Biography He was a third-generation of Chinese S ...

. In 1995 Urban Council election, he won a seat in

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by defeating

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's Andrew Cheng Kar-foo. In the 1998 Legislative Council election, he contested for the

Urban Council The Urban Council (UrbCo) was a municipal council in Hong Kong responsible for municipal services on Hong Kong Island and in Kowloon (including New Kowloon). These services were provided by the council's executive arm, the Urban Serv ...

constituency but was defeated by Ambrose Cheung Wing-sum. In 2000, he was appointed to the

Southern District Council Southern District Council is the district council for the Southern District in Hong Kong. It is one of 18 such councils. The Southern District Council currently consists of 17 members, of which the district is divided into 17 constituencies, e ...

. Wong was a swimming champion of Hong Kong. He represented Hong Kong in 2

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and 3

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. He is the president of the Hong Kong Amateur Swimming Association. In the

2008 Beijing Olympic Games The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...

, he was one of the torchbearers in the Hong Kong Torch Relay. He was also chairman of the

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from 1985 to 1986.

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Ronnie Wong's Olympic Stats
1952 births Living people Armstrong State University alumni Florida Institute of Technology alumni Hong Kong Basic Law Consultative Committee members New Hong Kong Alliance politicians District councillors of Southern District Members of the Urban Council of Hong Kong Hong Kong businesspeople Olympic swimmers for Hong Kong Swimmers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1966 Asian Games Swimmers at the 1970 Asian Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Hong Kong Swimmers at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games Members of the Election Committee of Hong Kong, 2000–2005 Members of the Election Committee of Hong Kong, 2007–2012 Members of the Election Committee of Hong Kong, 2012–2017 Members of the Election Committee of Hong Kong, 2017–2021 Members of the Election Committee of Hong Kong, 2021–2026 Asian Games competitors for Hong Kong Sportsperson-politicians {{HongKong-business-bio-stub

Biography

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