Maggie Chan | |
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陳曼琪 | |
.jpg) Chan in 2019 | |
| Member of theLegislative Council | |
| Assumed office 1 January 2022 | |
| Preceded by | New constituency |
| Constituency | Election Committee |
| Deputy to theNational People's Congress | |
| Assumed office 5 March 2018 | |
| Constituency | Hong Kong |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1969-02-03)3 February 1969 (age 56) |
| Residence(s) | Ho Man Tin, Hong Kong |
| Alma mater | University of Hong Kong (LLB) |
| Occupation | Politician Lawyer |
Maggie Chan Man-ki,MH,JP (Chinese:陳曼琪; born 3 February 1969) is a Hong Kong solicitor and politician. She was a member of theWong Tai Sin District Council forChing Oi from 2004 to 2019 and has been a Hong Kong deputy to theNational People's Congress (NPC) since 2017.
Chan was graduated from theUniversity of Hong Kong with Bachelor of Laws in 1991. She was admitted as solicitor in October 1994 and has since practiced law and has become a senior partner of CMK Lawyers in 2019.
She was first elected to theWong Tai Sin District Council forChing Oi constituency as a member of theDemocratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong (DAB). She quit the DAB in January 2016, citing her busy work with the Small and Medium Law Firms Association.[1] She decided not to seek forre-election in 2019 in the wake of a pro-democracy landslide where her seat was taken bylocalist Eddie Sham.
Chan had been appointed to many public offices by the government, including member of theTown Planning Board from 2006 to 2012, council member of theCity University of Hong Kong from 2007 to 2013, member of theEqual Opportunities Commission from 2007 to 2013 and council member of theLingnan University from 2015 to 2021 among others.[2] When she was appointed to the council of the Lingnan University byChief ExecutiveLeung Chun-ying in 2015, it was strongly protested by the students.
Chan rose to prominence when she represented the minibus drivers' group during the2014 Occupy protests to obtain and deliver court injunction prohibiting occupiers from erecting obstructions at protest site inMong Kok, which triggered the clearance of the occupying site in November 2014, marking the beginning of the end of the historic protests.[3] In 2016, Chan supported theCompanies Registry decision to refuse the application ofpro-independenceHong Kong National Party as she claimed that advocating Hong Kong independence was an illegal activity according to theCrimes Ordinances Sections 9 and 10.[4]
She was first elected as Hong Kong deputy to theNational People's Congress (NPC) in 2017 and was anex officio member of theElection Committee. She was a leading advocate for implementing thenational security law in Hong Kong in 2020 by directly putting the clauses into the Annex III of theBasic Law of Hong Kong, bypassing the local legislation process, which was eventually adopted by Beijing.[5]
In January 2022, afterelected as a member of theLegislative Council, Chan voiced concerns over the slow progress on legislation to regulate donations and crowd-funding, which were used by pro-democracy figures during the2019–2020 Hong Kong protests.[6]
In July 2022, Chan was deemed a close contact of a COVID-19 case and was assigned to home quarantine for a week.[7]
In September 2022, Chan called for the decolonisation of Hong Kong, saying that the city had an "urgent need" to first remove historical terms from law books, stating "China has already resumed its sovereignty over Hong Kong for 25 years. Under the 'patriots ruling Hong Kong' principle, there is an urgent need to amend the local laws, which still carry colonial terms such as 'her majesty' and 'minister of state', to defend the authority of the country's constitution and reflect the constitutional order of Hong Kong."[8]
In November 2022, Chan again called for the decolonization of Hong Kong, and said that more types of people (including senior counsels on contract) should pledge allegiance to Hong Kong.[9] Chan also said that afterGlory to Hong Kong was played in a rugby match that Hong Kong athletes in international events should also sign a declaration of loyalty to the government as well.[9]
| Political offices | ||
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| New title | Member of theWong Tai Sin District Council Representative forChing Oi 2004–2019 | Succeeded by |
| Legislative Council of Hong Kong | ||
| New constituency | Member of Legislative Council Representative forElection Committee 2022–present | Incumbent |