Gary Fan
Gary Fan Kwok-wai (Chinese: 范國威; born 30 October 1966) is a Hong Kong politician. He was the member of Legislative Council from 2012 to 2016 and from 2018 to 2019 after winning the 2018 by-election for New Territories East. He is also a former member of the Sai Kung District Council for Wan Hang. Former leader of the reformist faction in the Democratic Party, he led the reformists splitting from the party to form the Neo Democrats over the controversial 2010 constitutional reform proposal, taking a moderate localist stance.
Gary Fan Kwok-wai | |
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范國威 | |
Gary Fan in 2015 | |
| Member of the Legislative Council | |
| In office 12 March 2018 – 17 December 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Sixtus Leung |
| Succeeded by | Abolished |
| Constituency | New Territories East |
| In office 1 October 2012 – 30 September 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Seat Created |
| Succeeded by | Sixtus Leung |
| Constituency | New Territories East |
| Member of the Sai Kung District Council | |
| In office 1 January 2000 – 16 March 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency created |
| Constituency | Wan Hang |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 October 1966 British Hong Kong |
| Political party | Democratic Party (1996–2010) The Frontier (1996–97) Social Democratic Forum (2000–02) Neo Democrats (since 2010) HK First (since 2013) |
| Residence(s) | Tseung Kwan O, New Territories |
| Alma mater | Academy of Art University (BFA) San Francisco State University (MA) |
| Occupation | Legislative Councillor District Councillor |
| Website | garyfan |
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| Traditional Chinese | 范國威 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 范国威 | ||||||||||||
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After the disqualification of Ventus Lau, a 2018 by-election candidate, was ruled unlawful by the Court of Final Appeal, the by-election was seen as invalid and Fan was unseated in December 2019 as a result.
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