Maggie Chan Man-ki, MH, JP (; born 3 February 1969) is a Hong Kong solicitor and politician. She was a member of the

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for Ching Oi from 2004 to 2019 and has been a Hong Kong deputy to the

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(NPC) since 2017.

Biography

Chan was graduated from the

University of Hong Kong The University of Hong Kong (HKU) (Chinese: 香港大學) is a public research university in Hong Kong. Founded in 1887 as the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese, it is the oldest tertiary institution in Hong Kong. HKU was also the fi ...

with Bachelor of Laws in 1991. She was admitted as solicitor in October 1994 and has since practiced law and has become a senior partner of CMK Lawyers in 2019. She was first elected to the

for Ching Oi constituency as a member of the

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(DAB). She quit the DAB in January 2016, citing her busy work with the Small and Medium Law Firms Association. She decided not to seek for re-election in 2019 in the wake of a pro-democracy landslide where her seat was taken by

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Eddie Sham. Chan had been appointed to many public offices by the government, including member of the

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from 2006 to 2012, council member of the

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from 2007 to 2013, member of the Equal Opportunities Commission from 2007 to 2013 and council member of the

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from 2015 to 2021 among others. When she was appointed to the council of the Lingnan University by

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in 2015, it was strongly protested by the students. Chan rose to prominence when she represented the minibus drivers' group during the 2014 Occupy protests to obtain and deliver court injunction prohibiting occupiers from erecting obstructions at protest site in

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, which triggered the clearance of the occupying site in November 2014, marking the beginning of the end of the historic protests. In 2016, Chan supported the Companies Registry decision to refuse the application of pro-independence

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as she claimed that advocating Hong Kong independence was an illegal activity according to the

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s Sections 9 and 10. She was first elected as Hong Kong deputy to the

(NPC) in 2017 and was an ''ex officio'' member of the

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. She was a leading advocate for implementing the national security law in Hong Kong in 2020 by directly putting the clauses into the Annex III of the

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, bypassing the local legislation process, which was eventually adopted by Beijing. In January 2022, after

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as a member of the Legislative Council, Chan voiced concerns over the slow progress on legislation to regulate donations and crowd-funding, which were used by pro-democracy figures during the

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. In July 2022, Chan was deemed a close contact of a COVID-19 case and was assigned to home quarantine for a week. In September 2022, Chan called for the decolonisation of Hong Kong, saying that the city had an "urgent need" to first remove historical terms from law books, stating "China has already resumed its sovereignty over Hong Kong for 25 years. Under the 'patriots ruling Hong Kong' principle, there is an urgent need to amend the local laws, which still carry colonial terms such as 'her majesty' and 'minister of state', to defend the authority of the country's constitution and reflect the constitutional order of Hong Kong." In November 2022, Chan again called for the decolonization of Hong Kong, and said that more types of people (including senior counsels on contract) should pledge allegiance to Hong Kong. Chan also said that after

Glory to Hong Kong "Glory to Hong Kong" ( zh, t=願榮光歸香港) is a march that was composed and written by a musician under the pseudonym "Thomas dgx yhl", with the contribution of a group of Hongkonger netizens from the online forum LIHKG during the 201 ...

was played in a rugby match that Hong Kong athletes in international events should also sign a declaration of loyalty to the government as well.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chan, Maggie Man-ki 1969 births Living people Alumni of the University of Hong Kong Delegates to the 13th National People's Congress from Hong Kong Delegates to the 14th National People's Congress from Hong Kong Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong politicians District councillors of Wong Tai Sin District HK LegCo Members 2022–2025 Hong Kong justices of the peace Hong Kong pro-Beijing politicians Members of the Election Committee of Hong Kong, 2012–2017 Members of the Election Committee of Hong Kong, 2017–2021 Members of the Election Committee of Hong Kong, 2021–2026 Solicitors of Hong Kong