Jennifer Chow Kit-bing,

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, MH () is a Hong Kong politician and was a member of the Wan Chai District Council for the

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constituency.

Early life

Chow grew up in

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and was married with a daughter. She runs a small furniture company with her husband in

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which later developed into a corporation. In 1988, she first contested in the District Board elections in the Eastern District Board and was elected along with

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from the

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. She ran in the 1991 LegCo elections and was defeated by Man Sai-cheong and Martin Lee from the United Democrats of Hong Kong.

Politics

She had been a member of the Liberal Party in the eve of the 1994 District Board elections but quit in the late 1990s. She was also a member of the Urban Council of Hong Kong before it was abolished in 2000. She stood in the LegCo elections several times, including 1998 and 2000. She was one of the candidates in the

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but was defeated by pro-democracy independent Audrey Eu. In 2012, she joined the

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Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB) on the eve of the LegCo election. She joined the DAB ticket and helped

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elected to the Legislative Council. In 2015 District Council election, her constituency was transferred into Wan Chai District Council where she was elected uncontested. She lost her seat in

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, defeated by Gary Li.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chow, Jennifer 1955 births Living people Hong Kong businesspeople Liberal Party (Hong Kong) politicians Economic Synergy politicians Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong politicians Members of the Election Committee of Hong Kong, 2012–2017 Members of the Election Committee of Hong Kong, 2017–2021 District councillors of Eastern District District councillors of Wan Chai District Members of the Urban Council of Hong Kong Recipients of the Bronze Bauhinia Star