甘乃威

English

Kam Nai-wai, who holds the Medal of Honour, was born in Hong Kong on 1 November 1960 and traces his roots to Xinhui in Guangdong. A registered social worker and politician, he was a founding member of the Democratic Party and represented the Hong Kong Island geographical constituency in the Legislative Council. He holds a master's degree in public administration from Hong Kong Baptist University and has long served his community as a social worker, focusing on the needs of grassroots and disadvantaged groups. At district level he was a Central and Western District councillor for the Sheung Wan constituency from 1994, being returned until 2021 and serving the area for nearly three decades. He first stood in a district council election in 1991, losing by only ten votes, and in 1994 was elected with more than seventy per cent of the vote; he then built a long-term base in Sheung Wan, following urban renewal, inner-city redevelopment, markets and community facilities. He was also an Urban Council member, working on municipal and environmental hygiene matters. In 2008 he stood for the Democratic Party in the Hong Kong Island geographical constituency and was elected with 39,808 votes as the head of its list, serving until 2012. In the council he followed welfare, housing and district affairs and brought his district experience into the chamber. In 2009 he attracted wide public attention over an incident involving a female assistant. He did not seek re-election in 2012, focusing instead on district and social service.