“I am the first former Hong Kong district councilor to be elected in the UK, but I believe there will be more to come. This proves that the people of Hong Kong can still win. It also proves that Hong Kong people are able to integrate step by step into society, not just in finding the basic necessities, food, housing, transportation, schooling, work, and buying properties. They can even join an important part of British culture—parliamentary democracy, and let their voice be heard by entering politics,” said the newly elected local councilor.
Andy Ng Siu-hong, former district councilor of Central and Western District, Hong Kong Island, emigrated to the UK three years ago, and successfully “returned to his old career” in Wokingham, near Reading in southeast England. In the recent local elections in early May, Mr. Ng, who represented the Liberal Democratic Party, was elected with 1,162 votes. He hopes that his success will encourage more people in Hong Kong to register as voters, participate in political parties, and act as candidates in elections.
