Charles Peter Mok Nai-kwong, JP (born 25 October 1964) is a Hong Kong–based Internet entrepreneur and IT advocate who formerly represents the

Information Technology Information technology (IT) is a set of related fields within information and communications technology (ICT), that encompass computer systems, software, programming languages, data processing, data and information processing, and storage. Inf ...

functional constituency A functional constituency is an electoral device (a non-geographical constituency) used within the political systems of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China: * Functional constituency in Hong Kong * Indirectly el ...

on the

Hong Kong Legislative Council The Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, colloquially known as LegCo, is the unicameral legislature of Hong Kong. It sits under China's " one country, two systems" constitutional arrangement, and is the pow ...

Professor Douglas Arner with Charles Mok

Mok founded HKNet in 1994, and contributed the company's expansion as a major IP telecommunications operator in Hong Kong before its acquisition by

NTT Communications is a Japanese telecommunications company owned by Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation. It operates an international network across over 190 countries and regions, with locations in more than 70 countries and regions. The company has ...

in 2000. He was a founding chairman of Internet Society, Hong Kong Chapter, and the ''ex officio'' member and ex-president of the Hong Kong Information Technology Federation. He was also a past chairman and a co-founder of the

Hong Kong Internet Service Providers Association Hong may refer to: Places *Høng, a town in Denmark *Hong Kong, a city and a special administrative region in China *Hong, Nigeria *Hong River in China and Vietnam *Lake Hong in China Surnames *Hong (Chinese surname) *Hong (Korean surname) O ...

. He is currently a Hong Kong Legislative Councillor. He has been actively promoting the industry's development and digital comprehension in the region since the early 1990s. He has been actively participating in the community to promote fair competition, media freedom, personal privacy,

consumer protection Consumer protection is the practice of safeguarding buyers of goods and services, and the public, against unfair practices in the marketplace. Consumer protection measures are often established by law. Such laws are intended to prevent business ...

, healthcare, transport, human rights and democracy development in Hong Kong. In 1999, he was awarded as one of Hong Kong's " Ten Outstanding Young Digi Persons”. Mok is currently a regular columnist for a number of local print media, including the ''

Hong Kong Economic Journal The ''Hong Kong Economic Journal'' (HKEJ) is a Chinese-language daily newspaper published in Hong Kong by the Hong Kong Economic Journal Co., Ltd.. Available in both Hong Kong and Macau, the newspaper mainly focuses on economic news and oth ...

'' (since 2000) and ''CUP magazine'' (since 2005). In Hong Kong's 2008 Legislative Council Election, Mok lost to Samson Tam in the

with 1982 votes, just 35 fewer than Tam's total of 2017 votes. Mok commenced a legal action in the

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against Tam in relation to the latter's alleged misconduct during campaigning. In the 2012 election, Mok won the Information Technology seat with 2,828 votes, against 2,063 votes for the incumbent, his only opponent, Tam. He was reelected his Legislative Council seat in the 2016 election. Charles is
Visiting Scholar at the Global Digital Policy Incubator
of the Cyber Policy Center at Stanford University, a member of the Board of Trustees of the Internet Society, and a board member of the International Centre for Trade Transparency and Monitoring.

Education

Mok attended

Wah Yan College, Hong Kong Wah Yan College, Hong Kong also referred to by its acronym WYHK, is a Catholic Church, Catholic all-boys grant-in-aid secondary education institution run by the Society of Jesus in Wan Chai, Hong Kong. It was founded by on 16 December 1919. ...

(Class of 1981), a

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single-gender secondary school in Hong Kong. He received his bachelor's and master's degrees, in 1985 and 1987 respectively, in

Electrical Engineering Electrical engineering is an engineering discipline concerned with the study, design, and application of equipment, devices, and systems that use electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism. It emerged as an identifiable occupation in the l ...

from

Purdue University Purdue University is a Public university#United States, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in West Lafayette, Indiana, United States, and the flagship campus of the Purdue University system. The university was founded ...

, United States. Mok was a PhD candidate in Enterprise Management at

Shanghai University of Finance and Economics The Shanghai University of Finance and Economics (SUFE) is a public Types of universities and colleges in China#By designated academic emphasis, finance and economics university located in Shanghai, China. The university is affiliated with the ...

, People's Republic of China.

Electoral history

2008 Hong Kong legislative election The 2008 Hong Kong Legislative Council election was held on 7 September 2008 for the 4th Legislative Council of Hong Kong, Legislative Council since the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. There were 60 seats in the 4th ...

2012 Hong Kong legislative election The 2012 Hong Kong Legislative Council election was held on 9 September 2012 for the 5th Legislative Council of Hong Kong, Legislative Council (LegCo) since the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. The election was for ...

2016 Hong Kong legislative election The 2016 Hong Kong Legislative Council election was held on 4 September 2016 for the 6th Legislative Council of Hong Kong (LegCo). A total of 70 members, 35 from geographical constituency, geographical constituencies (GCs) and 35 from functional ...

http://www.elections.gov.hk/legco2016/eng/result/rs_fc_Z.html

Public services

Professional Commons The Professional Commons is an independent, membership-based, non-profit organisation and public policy think tank established in Hong Kong on 25 March 2007. It is open to all professionals who share the same values. Mission The Professional ...

, Vice-Chairman (since 2008) *

Internet Society Hong Kong The Internet (or internet) is the Global network, global system of interconnected computer networks that uses the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to communicate between networks and devices. It is a internetworking, network of networks ...

Chairman * Hong Kong Information Technology Federation ''Ex officio'' Member; Past President (2001–2005) *

Hong Kong Computer Society Hong may refer to: Places *Høng, a town in Denmark *Hong Kong, a city and a special administrative region in China *Hong, Nigeria *Hong River in China and Vietnam *Lake Hong in China Surnames *Hong (Chinese surname) *Hong (Korean surname) O ...

Chair, Health Information Technology Special Interest Division * Hong Kong Internet Service Providers Association Past chairman (1998–2000) * Web-based Services and Computer Network Working Group, Vice-Chairman, Chairman. * Supporting Services Development Committee, Vice-Chairman. *

Radio Television Hong Kong Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) is the public broadcasting service of Hong Kong. GOW, the predecessor to RTHK, was established in 1928 as the first broadcasting service in Hong Kong. As a government department under the Commerce and Economic ...

Member, Television Programme Advisory Committee * HK Human Rights Monitor Founding Member *

Hong Kong Democratic Foundation The Hong Kong Democratic Foundation (; HKDF) is a Hong Kong public policy think tank established initially as a political party on 27 October 1989. The Foundation was founded in the run up to the 1991 Hong Kong legislative election, first Legisl ...

, director

Publication

*"Innovation and Entrepreneurship Support Policy by Government: HKSAR as Example”, “Waiguo Jingji Yu Guanli” (“Foreign Economics and Management”) Journal Vol. 28, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, August 2006

References

External links

HKIRCOfficial SiteIT360 Newsletter for the Hong Kong IT Industry
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mok, Charles Living people 1965 births Hong Kong Christians Alumni of Wah Yan Hong Kong financial businesspeople HK LegCo Members 2012–2016 HK LegCo Members 2016–2021 Members of the Election Committee of Hong Kong, 2007–2012 Members of the Election Committee of Hong Kong, 2012–2017 Shanghai University of Finance and Economics alumni