Footballer Chan Wai-ho tipped to run for office in September’s LegCo election
- Chan has won 65 caps for Hong Kong before retiring from international football in 2017
- The 38-year-old veteran may face Olympic committee’s Kenneth Fok Kai-kong in September’s election
Former Hong Kong football team captain Chan Wai-ho is seriously considering seeking election for the Legislative Council’s functional constituency in September, setting up a potential clash with Kenneth Fok Kai-kong, son of Hong Kong sports supremo, Timothy Fok Tsun-ting.
The 38-year-old left Premier League side Pegasus this year after the domestic season was disrupted by the coronavirus outbreak and Chan’s hopes of prolonging his footballing career were dashed when Pegasus said they would take no part in the season when it resumes in September.
With his footballing days coming to an end, Chan said he now wanted a different pathway and is eyeing a career in politics.
Chan has been an active member on footballing forums and considers himself a pro-democracy supporter. He now seeks election in the sports, performing arts, culture and publication functional constituency.
Chan joined two other members of a football concern group when they sent a petition letter to LegCo’s Public Accounts Committee chairman Abraham Razack, otherwise known as Shek Lai-him, on Friday, urging the Hong Kong Football Association to consider making reforms.