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Woo Kwok-hing

Woo Kwok-hing

Born

13 Jan 1946

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Former Vice-President of the Court of Appeal of the High Court, Hong Kong SAR

Natalie Cheung said in a social media post that her injuries were a result of losing her footing while she was drunk. Photo: Weibo

Crime in Hong Kong

Woman dating son of retired Hong Kong judge denies assault on her

Alan Woo, who was arrested over the incident, was originally accused of pushing the woman to the floor during an emotional dispute.

31 Mar 2022 - 7:11PM

Chief executive election 2017

Lam faced with nickname, naysayers and the noise of protesters

26 Mar 2017 - 11:25PMvideocam

Chief executive election 2017

Election over, Hong Kong must try again on political reform

26 Mar 2017 - 7:45PMvideocam

Chief executive election 2017

Woo Kwok-hing thanks 21 backers for voting ‘with their consciences’

26 Mar 2017 - 11:21PMvideocam

Woo Kwok-hing (left) with Carrie Lam and John Tsang. Photo: David Wong

Chief executive election 2017

Six questions for CE candidates Woo Kwok-hing and Carrie Lam

25 Mar 2017 - 11:19AMvideocam

Chief executive election 2017

Hong Kong leadership candidates take part in final debate

19 Mar 2017 - 11:47PM

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Chief executive election 2017

Chief executive hopefuls will take on voters and internet in final debate

19 Mar 2017 - 5:02PM

(From left) Chief Executive candidates Woo Kwok-hing, Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor and John Tsang Chun-wah will trade blows on stage for a third time. Photo: David Wong

Chief executive election 2017

Hong Kong chief executive candidates clash in charged debate

For the first time in the election campaign, the candidates were able to directly address their rivals during a televised debate and answered questions from a 200-member audience.

14 Mar 2017 - 10:51PM

Chief executive election 2017

‘I’m a victim of white terror,’ Lam claims as top job candidates face off

John Tsang, Carrie Lam and Woo Kwok-hing appeared together for the first time on Sunday in the first of three debates ahead of the election on March 26.

12 Mar 2017 - 5:35PM

Chief executive election 2017

Hong Kong chief executive candidates to face off as election looms

7 Mar 2017 - 9:35PM

Chief executive candidate and former financial secretary John Tsang Chun-wah speaks on radio on Tuesday. Photo: K. Y. Cheng

Chief executive election 2017

Can any chief executive candidate restart political reform?

5 Mar 2017 - 6:11PM

All three candidates – Carrie Lam, Woo Kwok-hing and John Tsang – have promised to mend the fissures in society if elected, and acknowledge that the relaunch of political reform is a contentious issue they have to address. Photo: Reuters

Chief executive election 2017

Three Hong Kong top job candidates confirmed for HKU debate

4 Mar 2017 - 3:22AM

Chief executive election 2017

Woo becomes second to officially stand for chief executive

1 Mar 2017 - 12:51PMvideocam

Chief executive election 2017

Exclusive | Top job candidates wish Hong Kong ‘unity’ for Lunar New Year

Carrie Lam, Regina Ip, John Tsang and Woo Kwok-hing put their Chinese calligraphy skills to the test.

28 Jan 2017 - 12:56PMvideocam

Holding their wishes (clockwise from top left): John Tsang, Carrie Lam, Regina Ip and Woo Kwok-hing. Photos: SCMP

Video | Chief Executive contenders greet Hong Kong on Lunar New Year

9 Feb 2017 - 10:18AM

Chief Executive contenders greet Hong Kong on Lunar New Year

Chief executive election 2017

Woo Kwok-hing ‘confident’ about getting enough nominations

24 Jan 2017 - 6:43PM

Chief executive election 2017

Chief executive election: biographies of the candidates

19 Jan 2017 - 8:46PMvideocam

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Carrie Lam policy address 2017

Leadership race underdogs pan CY Leung’s proposed policies

19 Jan 2017 - 10:48AM

Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee (left) and Woo Kwok-hing at an earlier exhibition organised by the Society for Community Organisation in Sham Shui Po, highlighting the appalling living conditions of some locals. Photo: David Wong

Chief executive election 2017

Video | What body language reveals about our politicians

31 Dec 2016 - 4:16PM

Chief executive election 2017

My Take | Forget politics, make our lives better

16 Dec 2016 - 2:15AM

Chief executive election 2017

Why Carrie Lam is set to assume Leung Chun-ying’s mantle

15 Dec 2016 - 7:07PM

Former chief executive Tung Chee-hwa gives Chief Secretary Carrie Lam a hug during the official ceremony in Shau Kei Wan to commemorate the Nanking massacre. Photo: K. Y. Cheng

Chief executive election 2017

Mock public vote planned ahead of Hong Kong leader election

16 Dec 2016 - 2:42AM

Woo Kwok-hing during Thursday’s RTHK programme. Photo: Xiaomei Chen

Chief executive election 2017

Political reform tops Woo Kwok-hing’s chief executive platform

15 Dec 2016 - 9:42AM

Chief executive election 2017

Chief executive hopeful throws support behind small-house policy

Chief executive aspirant Woo Kwok-hing on Sunday called on the government to speed up applications by rural villagers to build small houses and hit out at incumbent leader Leung Chun-ying for “misleading” and “irresponsible” comments on the controversial policy.

15 Dec 2016 - 9:42AM

Chief executive election 2017

Hong Kong’s next leader may already have emerged – if we take a Hollywood classic as a guide

15 Dec 2016 - 9:41AM

Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying and Financial Secretary John Tsang attend a news conference earlier this month. If President Xi Jinping and his camp were in favour of the so-called “tough as steel” Leung, the chief executive would have tossed his hat in the ring long ago. Photo: Reuters

Chief executive election 2017

Potential Hong Kong chief executive candidate Woo Kwok-hing reveals he has applied to renounce British citizenship

15 Dec 2016 - 9:41AM

Woo Kwok-hing said he had applied to renounce his British citizenship. Photo: David Wong

Chief executive election 2017

How Woo Kwok-hing plans to jump-start political reform in Hong Kong

15 Dec 2016 - 9:39AMvideocam

Chief executive election 2017

Hong Kong is free to discuss independence but we can’t go beyond that, Woo Kwok-hing says

The retired judge running for the city’s top political office has laid out his position on Hong Kong’s independence, declaring that Hongkongers are free to discuss the issue but should not organise activities pushing for it as that would violate the Basic Law.

15 Dec 2016 - 9:39AMvideocam

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