Kelly Tung

Kelly Tung Kin-lei (Chinese: 董健莉) is a Hong Kong politician associated with the pro-Beijing Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong. She was a member of the Sha Tin District Council for the constituency of Tai Wai between 2015 and 2019.[1][2]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Tung.
Kelly Tung Kin-lei
董健莉
Kelly Tung in 2015
Member of the Sha Tin District Council
In office
1 January 2012 – 31 December 2019
Preceded byLeung Wing-hung
Succeeded byKudama Ng Ting-lam
ConstituencyTai Wai
Personal details
Born1981
Hong Kong
NationalityHong Kong Chinese
Political partyDemocratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong
Residence(s)Mei Lam Estate, Sha Tin District
OccupationDistrict Councillor

Career

Tung held positions on various local councils prior to being elected, including the Health and Environment Committee, Education and Welfare Committee, and Development and Housing Authority. When elected, Tung served as the Chairperson of the District Facilities Management Committee.[3]

Tung was elected to the Tai Wai constituency in 2011, beating the incumbent Neo Democrats candidate Leung Wing-hung.[1] She was re-elected in 2015.[2] Tung lost her District Council seat amid the surge of pro-democracy support in 2019. She was replaced by Democratic Party candidate Kudama Ng Ting-lam.[4] Speaking about her loss, Tung alleged that she was unable to monitor the vote counting process because she was surrounded by booing voters. Since then, she had filed a petition to have the election results overturned.[5][6]

Policies

Tung has supported motions encouraging the public to take public transport,[7] prevent the public feeding wild animals,[8] and restricting the hours of construction to avoid noise pollution.[9]

References
  1. "Election Results: Sha Tin". Elections.gov.hk. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  2. "Election Results: Overall Results". Elections.gov.hk. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  3. "沙田區議會議員資料" [Sha Tin District Council Member Information] (in Chinese). Districtcouncils.gov.hk. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  4. "2019 District Councils Election - Election Results (Sha Tin)". www.elections.gov.hk. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  5. "Ousted incumbents in Hong Kong district council polls cite smears, bogus claims in petitioning court to overturn results". www.msn.com. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  6. "4區選落敗者提呈請　陳繼偉斥《壹週刊》刊不實描述" [Those defeated in four district elections submit a complaint. Chan Kai-wai blames "Next Magazine"'s inaccurate story]. on.cc. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  7. Summary of the Minutes of the 3rd Meeting of the Sha Tin District Council (2014 Session) (PDF) (Report). Districtcouncils.gov.hk. 22 May 2014. p. 5. Retrieved 8 February 2017. To relieve overcrowding during public holidays, the Sha Tin District Council requests the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department to urge the public, via electronic media, not to drive their own cars to the car parks of the three country parks in Sha Tin, so as to avoid overcrowding on the road.
  8. Summary of the Minutes of the 3rd Meeting of the Sha Tin District Council (2014 Session) (PDF) (Report). Districtcouncils.gov.hk. 22 May 2014. p. 4. Retrieved 8 February 2017. [T]he government [shall] put forward effective measures against nuisances caused to the public by wild monkeys, wild birds and wild pigs, educate the public not to feed wild animals, as well as let the public know how feeding wild animals affects public safety and health and how to face up to nuisances caused by animals.
  9. 沙田區議會 二零一四年度第五次會議記錄 [Shatin District Council: Minutes of the Fifth Committee Meeting, 2014] (PDF) (Report) (in Chinese). Districtcouncils.gov.hk. 25 September 2014. p. 10. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
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