"Bill" Tang Ka-piu (, born 29 October 1979) is a Hong Kong politician who currently served as a legislative councillor and district councillor (2007–2019).
Political career
Legislative Council
He was a member of the
Legislative Council of Hong Kong
The Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (LegCo) is the unicameral legislature of Hong Kong. It sits under China's " one country, two systems" constitutional arrangement, and is the power centre of Hong Ko ...
for the
Labour constituency between 2012 and 2016. He participated in the
2008 LegCo election with
Wong Kwok-hing
Wong Kwok-hing BBS MH (, Vietnamese : ''Vương Quốc Hưng'' ; born 29 March 1949, Haiphong, North Vietnam) is a Hong Kong trade unionist and a former member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, representing the New Territories West co ...
, representing the
Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions
The Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions (HKFTU) is a pro-Beijing labour and political group established in 1948 in Hong Kong. It is the oldest and largest labour group in Hong Kong with over 420,000 members in 253 affiliates and associated ...
, the largest pro-Beijing labour union in the territory. In the
2012 LegCo election he gained a seat in the Labour constituency uncontested.
In the
2016 LegCo election, Tang ran in the
New Territories East geographic constituency but was not elected.
Tang ran again in New Territories East during the
2018 by-elections, but was again not elected.
It was reported that he spent approximately HK$2.24 million on this campaign, mostly on advertising and meals.
Tang ran in Kowloon East in both the
postponed 2020 and 2021 Legislative Council election, and returned to the parliament after the absence of pro-democracy forces.
In August 2022, after
Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan, Tang said "China will take resolute and powerful countermeasures to protect its sovereignty and security interests."
In October 2022, Tang was unhappy that medicine made in China was listed as tier 2, whereas other countries' medicine was listed as tier 1.
In December 2022, Tang was part of 3 lawmakers who drafted legislation to reform
CUHK
The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) is a public research university in Ma Liu Shui, Hong Kong, formally established in 1963 by a charter granted by the Legislative Council of Hong Kong. It is the territory's second-oldest university an ...
's governing council, saying "During the anti-government
turmoil in 2019, there was a riot on the campus of CUHK but the attitude and handling of the incident by CUHK were appalling."
District Councils
He was also a district councillor for the
Islands District Council
The Islands District Council is the district council for the Islands District in Hong Kong. It is one of 18 such councils. The Islands District currently consists of 18 members, of which the district is divided into 10 constituencies, electing ...
, representing
Yat Tung Estate North. He was first elected in the
2007 election, and was re-elected in 2011 and 2015.
In the
2019 District Council election he ran for a seat on
Sha Tin District Council
The Sha Tin District Council is the district council for the Sha Tin District in Hong Kong. It is one of 18 such councils. The Sha Tin District Council currently consists of 42 members, of which the district is divided into 41 constituencies, ...
in the newly created
Shui Chuen O constituency, but lost to pro-democracy candidate Lo Tak-ming of
Community Sha Tin.
Property
According to Tang's January 2022 declaration of assets, he owns a flat in Guangdong.
References
External links
Members' Biographies Hon TANG Ka-piu
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Living people
Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions
Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong politicians
District councillors of Islands District
HK LegCo Members 2012–2016
HK LegCo Members 2022–2025
Hong Kong pro-Beijing politicians
Hong Kong social workers
Members of the Election Committee of Hong Kong, 2012–2017
Members of the Election Committee of Hong Kong, 2017–2021
1979 births