鍾國斌

English

Felix Chung Kwok-pan, born in Hong Kong on 4 November 1963, is a textile and garment businessman and politician, a member of the Liberal Party who represented the textiles and garment functional constituency in the Legislative Council. He studied in the United Kingdom, graduating from Robert Gordon University and later taking a master's degree in business administration. In the late 1980s he joined Hong Kong's knitwear manufacturing industry and gradually built up his own business, serving as a director of a knitting factory and becoming familiar with garment production, brand management and export trade. He has been very active in the industry, having served as chairman of the Hong Kong Garment Manufacturers Association and honorary president of the Hong Kong Knitwear Innovation and Design Association, fighting for the trade's interests and promoting upgrading and restructuring. In 2009 he founded the Hong Kong Brand Group to help local brands expand their markets. In 2012 he was elected to the Legislative Council for the textiles and garment functional constituency, succeeding Sophie Leung, who did not seek re-election, and was later returned again, serving until 2021. In party terms he became chairman of the Liberal Party in 2014 and its leader from 2016, heading the party until 2022. In the council he followed small and medium enterprises, industrial and commercial policy, trade and economic development, and gave views on government administration and public finances, making him one of the council's voices for the business sector. He did not seek re-election in 2021, and the seat passed to Sunny Tan.