Andrew Leung
Hong Kong politician
Andrew Leung Kwan-yuen (Chinese: 梁君彥; born 24 February 1951) is a Hong Kong politician who was the President of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong between 2016 and 2025.
He was elected to the legislature representing the Industrial (First) functional constituency before retiring in 2025, and served as the chairman of Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong (BPA), the second largest party in the Legislative Council, from October 2012 to October 2016. During his nine-year presidency, the Legislative Council underwent revamp that saw the pro-democracy opposition removed and barred from being elected following Beijing's imposition of national security law, while the chamber fast-tracked legislations and was slammed for lacking meaningful debates.
Early life and education
Leung was born on 24 February 1951 to a family who run a textile factory, the Sun Hing knitting company. He was educated in the University of Leeds and joined his father's family business. In 1970, he set up the Sun Hing Knitting Factory in Kwai Chung and became the chairman of the company.
Public service career
Leung joined the Hong Kong Woollen & Synthetic Knitting Manufacturers' Association, the chamber of commerce of the manufacturing companies, in which he later became the honorary president in 1997. He has been the chairman and Honorary Chairman of the Textile Council of Hong Kong and the member, Deputy chairman and Chairman of the Federation of Hong Kong Industries. He stepped down in 2004 after he was elected to the Legislative Council of Hong Kong and became the Honorary chairman.
He has been the committee member of both Textile and Clothing Industry Training Board in the 1980s, and became a member of Vocational Training Council (VTC) board of directors in 1998, he was then appointed as the chairman of VTC from 2006 to 2012.
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