Howard Young How Wah (, born 30 March 1948 in

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with family roots in Xinhui,

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) was a member of the

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( Functional constituencies,

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) and the member of Southern District Council. He is a member of

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. He works as a

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. In May 2008, his younger son, Jeremy Young Chit On, was appointed to be the political assistant for Food and Health by the

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Government.

Honours

In 2003, Young was awarded the

Silver Bauhinia Star The Silver Bauhinia Star (, SBS) is the second Bauhinia Star rank in the honours system of Hong Kong, awarded to people who have taken a leading part in public affairs or voluntary work over a long period. The award was created in 1997 to repla ...

by the Hong Kong SAR Government.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Young, Howard 1948 births Living people Cathay Pacific Members of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference District councillors of Southern District Members of the Urban Council of Hong Kong Liberal Party (Hong Kong) politicians Liberal Democratic Federation of Hong Kong politicians New Hong Kong Alliance politicians Progressive Hong Kong Society politicians District councillors of Sham Shui Po District Members of the Provisional Legislative Council HK LegCo Members 1991–1995 HK LegCo Members 1995–1997 HK LegCo Members 1998–2000 HK LegCo Members 2000–2004 HK LegCo Members 2004–2008 Members of the Preparatory Committee for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Members of the Selection Committee of Hong Kong Hong Kong Basic Law Consultative Committee members Recipients of the Silver Bauhinia Star