Vincent Fang (entrepreneur)
Vincent Fang Kang Shiu Ka-fai | |
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| Constituency | Wholesale and Retail |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 May 1943 MSc ) |
| Occupation | Legislative Councillor |
| Vincent Fang | |
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Hanyu Pinyin | Fāng Gāng |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Jyutping | Fong1 Gong1 |
Vincent Fang Kang,
JP (born 7 May 1943 in Shanghai) is a entrepreneur in the garment industry. He is the former chairman and leader of the Liberal Party of Hong Kong and former member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, representing the Wholesale and Retail functional constituency
.
Early life, education and business career
Fang was born in
Jesuit all-boys secondary school in Hong Kong, graduating in 1962. He later obtained both his bachelor's and master's degrees in Science of Textiles Engineering from the North Carolina State University in 1967 and 1969 respectively. After he returned to Hong Kong, he became the Chief Executive of the Toppy Company (Hong Kong) Ltd, a garment company located in Kwai Chung and also managing director of Fantastic Garments Limited.[2]
Fang has been an Independent Non Executive Director of
The Wharf (Holdings) Limited since July 1993. He also served as honorary advisor of Hong Kong Retail Management Association, chairman of the Association of Better Business & Tourism Services and the Director of The Federation of Hong Kong Garment Manufacturers.[2]
Legislative Councillor
Fang is a core member of the pro-business Liberal Party. In the
New Territories West.[3]
In 2008 after Chairman
CY Leung to resign during the 2014 Hong Kong protests.[citation needed
]
In April 2010, Fang's suggestion that the minimum wage should be set at HK$20 per hour drew fire both from the public and from his own party.[4] His statement made a case for those in the community who criticise functional constituency lawmakers as disconnected from the worries and realities of the public at large. He also had the lowest attendance and voting record among lawmakers in the 2008–2012 Legislative Council.
Fang has been appointed member of the
Hong Kong Airport Authority (2005–2011). He was awarded the Silver Bauhinia Star (SBS) by the Hong Kong SAR Government in 2008.[2]
References
- ^ Flannery, Russell. "What Slowdown?". Forbes.
- ^ a b c "Kang Fang SBS, JP". Bloomberg Business.
- ^ "Third Legislative Council (2004-2008)" (PDF). LegCo HK. Hong Kong. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ^ Albert Wong, "Young critics heckle Liberal lawmaker", South China Morning Post, 5 April 2010
External links
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