Ada Wong says she will step down and set up a think-tank to focus on district issues
The chairwoman of Wan Chai District Council, cultural advocate Ada Wong Ying-kay, is to quit council life after 12 years to set up a think-tank focusing on district issues.
Ms Wong, 48, will step down after serving five years on the now-defunct urban council and seven years on Wan Chai District Council.
'It is time for me to step back and spend more time to dig out the roots of problems,' she said in an interview with the South China Morning Post.
She accompanied ally Michael Wong Sui-wah yesterday as he submitted his first-time nomination to run for her seat in the Broadwood constituency.
She will work as campaign manager for Mr Wong, who was her campaign manager when she ran in the constituency in 1999. The two solicitors are partners at a legal firm.
Mr Wong will face a challenge from Leung Chi-pui, a businessman who also submitted his nomination yesterday.
