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Wilson Or Chong-shing, MH (; born 9 July 1973) is a Hong Kong politician. He is an executive committee member of the
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(DAB), the largest pro-Beijing party. He is a member of
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, having represented Kwong Tak since 2000. Or won a seat on
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in 1999, as a member of the
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(DAB), beating a candidate from the
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. He retained his seat in 2003 despite the party's negative image following its support for
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legislation, receiving the highest votes in the district. He went on to be re-elected in 2007, 2011 and 2015 unopposed. In 2011, he was elected to the
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, through the Hong Kong and Kowloon District Councils Subsector, which was responsible for selecting the
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in 2012. In 2013, he joined the DAB's executive committee. In the 2016 Legislative Council election, he won the seat formerly held by DAB veteran
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in
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. He held his seat in the 2019 District Council elections. On 14 January 2021, Or was in a video call with the Legislative Council's Panel on Housing, where he was suspected to have been in a car while in the meeting. Or later said he was in the office, but changed his story afterwards and said he was in the car.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Or, Wilson 1973 births Living people District councillors of Kwun Tong District Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong politicians Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions HK LegCo Members 2016–2021 Members of the Election Committee of Hong Kong, 2012–2017