龐愛蘭

English

Pong Oi-lan (Scarlett Pong), BBS, JP, is an appointed member of the Sha Tin District Council for the seventh term (2024–2027). She reports her occupation as a registered pharmacist and her political affiliation as independent. She began her career as a presenter on Asia Television and later worked as an investment consultant; a registered pharmacist by profession, she has long been active in pharmaceutical affairs and has served as president of the Pharmaceutical Society of Hong Kong, giving her a representative voice in healthcare and pharmacy. At district level she has served the Sha Tin District Council since before the handover and contested the Fo Tan constituency in the 2007 District Council election as a member of the New Century Forum; she was elected several times as the member for that constituency and was formerly a member of Civil Force, making her a veteran community figure in the district; her ward office has long been located at Jubilee Square on Lok King Street in Fo Tan. In the seventh-term council she serves as vice-chairman of the District Facilities and Works Committee and is a member of the Traffic and Transport Committee and the Social Welfare and Youth Committee, advising on district works, transport and social welfare. She has also been appointed an independent non-executive director of listed companies, remaining active in business and professional circles. After the 2023 reform of the District Council system the seventh-term councils are formed through appointment, the District Committees constituency and geographical constituencies; Pong was appointed by the Chief Executive and took office on 1 January 2024 for a four-year term. The Sha Tin District Council has 40 members and is chaired by the Sha Tin District Officer. Beyond these public records, little is known about the details of her education and early career.