葉永成

English

David Yip Wing-shing is an appointed member of the Central and Western District Council and a full-time councillor who holds the Gold Bauhinia Star (G.B.S.), the Medal of Honour (M.H.) and a Justice of the Peace (J.P.) appointment. He has served as a Central and Western District councillor since 2008, representing the Belcher constituency, and was chairman of the council from 2012 to 2019, making him one of the district's most senior community leaders; he was also a member of the Commission on Youth from 2010 to 2016. In sports and community affairs he chairs the Community Sports Committee under the Sports Commission, and he is a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, vice-chairman of the Hong Kong Taoist Association and a member of the Hong Kong Island Federation of Associations; he has spoken on topics such as Hong Kong's alignment with national development planning and the Northern Metropolis, and promotes mass sport through his community sports role. On 1 January 2024 he was appointed by the Chief Executive to the 7th District Council (2024-2027). Within the council he chairs the District Facilities and Works Committee and sits on the Food, Environment and Hygiene Committee, the Community Involvement, Culture and Recreation Committee and the Traffic and Transport Committee, as well as the task group on boosting the local economy and the Building Management Working Group. He focuses on community facilities, environmental hygiene and the local economy, and his ward office is on Belcher's Street in Sai Wan. Over the years he has built a wide network across sports, religious and community bodies in the district. The Community Sports Committee sits under the Sports Commission and is responsible for promoting sport at community level.