Henry Wu

Henry Wu King-cheong, BBS, JP (born 22 August 1951, Hong Kong) was the member of the Provisional Legislative Council (1996–98) and Legislative Council in 1998–2000 for Financial Services. He was also the chairman of the Federation of Hong Kong and Kowloon Labour Unions from 1995 to 1999. He was also the member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference National Committee, Hong Kong Housing Authority and councilor of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University.[1] He worked closely with Beijing before the handover of Hong Kong and joined the Preparatory Committee for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region which oversaw the last phrase of the transition of the sovereignty. He was appointed to the Provisional Urban Council (1997–99) and Eastern District Council (2000–08).

This article is about the former member of the Provisional Legislative Council. For the English musician Henry Wu, see Kamaal Williams. For the fictional character in the Jurassic Park franchise, see Henry Wu (Jurassic Park).

Henry Wu
胡經昌
BBS, JP
Member of the Legislative Council
In office
1 October 2000 – 30 September 2004
Preceded byFung Chi-kin
Succeeded byChim Pui-chung
ConstituencyFinancial Services
Member of the Provisional Legislative Council
In office
21 December 1996 – 30 June 1998
Personal details
Born (1951-08-23) 23 August 1951
Hong Kong
Political partyProgressive Alliance (1990s)
Alma materUniversity of Toronto
OccupationMerchant

References
  1. "Positions of Wu, Henry King Cheong 胡經昌". Web-site Hong Kong. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
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