呂東孩

English

Lui Tung-hai is an appointed member of the Kwun Tong District Council for the seventh term (2024–2027) and holds the Medal of Honour (MH). Originally from Gaozhou in Guangdong, he moved to Hong Kong in 1993 and has long engaged in community work in the Yau Tong area of Kwun Tong, where he is a veteran community figure. He began serving the Yau Tong West constituency in the 2000s and was elected its district councillor several times; in the 2019 District Council election he retained the seat, winning 3,853 votes against 3,541 for Wong Siu-nam. He has also been a member of the Guangdong Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and vice-chairman of the Hong Kong Maoming Clansmen's Association, active in Guangdong–Hong Kong exchanges. In the seventh-term council he chairs the Housing and Development Planning Committee and serves on the District Facilities and Works Committee, the Community Participation and Culture and Recreation Committee and the Food, Environment and Hygiene Committee, and takes part in the task force on boosting the local economy and the building management working group, advising on housing, planning, district facilities and environmental hygiene; his office is at Wing Tong House, Yau Tong Estate. After the 2023 reform of the District Council system he was appointed by the Chief Executive and took office on 1 January 2024. The Kwun Tong District Council has 40 members and is chaired by the District Officer.