Poon Chi-fai, JP (born 6 December 1951,

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) was the member of the

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and

Kwun Tong District Board The Kwun Tong District Council () is the district council for the Kwun Tong District in Hong Kong. It is one of 18 such councils. The Kwun Tong District Council consists of 40 members since January 2020, of which the district is divided into 40 ...

. Poon was born and raised in Hong Kong. He studied economics at the

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before he returned and worked in Hong Kong in 1978. He had worked for the Kowloon Motor Bus Ltd. as public relations consultant. He began to participate in community services in 1979 by working in the area committees in Kwun Tong district. He was subsequently appointed to the Kwun Tong District Board in 1985 and elected to the Legislative Council in the first indirect election in 1985 through Kwun Tong electoral college constituency consisting of members of the Kwun Tong District Board and reelected in

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. He had served on the Standing Commission on Civil Service Salaries and Conditions of Service and the Citizen Advisory Committee on Community Relations of the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC). He ran for re-election in the first direct election 1991 but was defeated by the

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and

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of the

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and

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alliance.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Poon, Chi-fai 1951 births Living people District councillors of Kwun Tong District Virginia Tech alumni North Carolina A&T State University alumni Progressive Hong Kong Society politicians HK LegCo Members 1985–1988 HK LegCo Members 1988–1991