Chim Pui-chung (born 1946 in

Chaozhou Chaozhou (), alternatively Chiuchow, Chaochow or Teochew, is a city in the eastern Guangdong province of China. It borders Shantou to the south, Jieyang to the southwest, Meizhou to the northwest, the province of Fujian to the east, and the Sou ...

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, China) was a member of the

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(Legco), representing the

Financial Services Financial services are the Service (economics), economic services provided by the finance industry, which encompasses a broad range of businesses that manage money, including credit unions, banks, credit-card companies, insurance companies, acco ...

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. He is

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of several companies.

Political career

Chim was a legislative councillor from 1991 until he was jailed for conspiring to forge documents in 1998, whereupon he was impeached and disqualified as a legislator by Legco. He was released from prison in 1999. In 2004, he was re-elected unopposed as legislative councillor for the financial services constituency. In 2008 he was again elected. In 2005, he was an unsuccessful candidate in the Hong Kong Chief Executive election, receiving only 21

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from the

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, less than the minimum requirement of 100. As a result,

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was declared the uncontested winner.

Career

In November 2021, he was charged with fraud, along with his son, Ricky Chim Kim-lun, and Wong Pei Li.

Family

His son, Ricky Chim Kim-lun, is a member of the

and is also an honorary consul of

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chim, Pui Chung 1946 births Living people Hong Kong criminals Hong Kong financial businesspeople Businesspeople from Guangdong Politicians from Chaozhou Members of the Selection Committee of Hong Kong Members of the Provisional Legislative Council HK LegCo Members 1991–1995 HK LegCo Members 1995–1997 HK LegCo Members 1998–2000 HK LegCo Members 2004–2008 HK LegCo Members 2008–2012 Hong Kong politicians convicted of crimes