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Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Abraham_Shek > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Abraham_Shek.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Shek > Source revision: 1352995802 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Hong Kong politician (born 1945) The Honourable Abraham Shek GBS JP 石禮謙 Shek in 2019 Member of the Legislative Council In office 1 October 2000 – 31 December 2021 Preceded by Ronald Arculli Succeeded by Loong Hon-biu Constituency Real Estate and Construction Personal details Born Razack Ebrahim Abdul (1945-06-24) 24 June 1945 (age 81) Macau Party Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong Professional Forum Spouse Lisa Har Alma mater University of Sydney (BA, PGDE) Occupation Company Director Abraham Shek Traditional Chinese 石禮謙 Simplified Chinese 石礼谦 Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Shí Lǐqiān Yue: Cantonese Jyutping sek6 lai5 him1 **Abraham Shek Lai-him** [GBS](/source/Gold_Bauhinia_Star) [JP](/source/Justice_of_the_Peace) or **Abraham Razack** ([Chinese](/source/Traditional_Chinese_characters): 石禮謙; born **Razack Ebrahim Abdul**; 24 June 1945) is a former member of the [Legislative Council of Hong Kong](/source/Legislative_Council_of_Hong_Kong) (Legco), representing the real estate and construction industry in a [functional constituency](/source/Functional_constituency_(Hong_Kong)) seat. He is a member of the political grouping [Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong](/source/Business_and_Professionals_Alliance_for_Hong_Kong) in Legco. He graduated from the [University of Sydney](/source/University_of_Sydney) in Australia.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] Razack is a businessman and former chief executive of the Land Development Corporation (now [Urban Renewal Authority](/source/Urban_Renewal_Authority)).[1] He is a director of numerous large corporates, including [China Resources Cement Holdings Ltd](/source/China_Resources_Cement).[2] ## Political stance Long a staunch pro-Beijing supporter of the Hong Kong Government, Shek surprised observers in October 2019 by siding with protestors in calling for an independent inquiry into police suppression of the then widespread pro-democracy protests, and in criticising the government's failure to recognise the need to address community concerns, particularly those among youth.[3] In March 2021, after FTU president [Stanley Ng](/source/Ng_Chau-pei) said that the government had allowed a "property hegemony" to allow [developers](/source/Property_developers_in_Hong_Kong) to benefit greatly from increased property prices, Shek defended developers and said such "Cultural Revolution-style" criticism of developers would not fix the housing issues.[4] In April 2021, Shek opposed a bill that would introduce a vacancy tax on new units that were built but not sold after 12 months, a tax that would punish developers for leaving empty units unsold or unlet.[5] ## Positions held *Chairman*, [Public Accounts Committee](/source/Public_Accounts_Committee), [Legislative Council of HKSAR](/source/Legislative_Council_of_Hong_Kong) since October 2012, *Chairman*, [English Schools Foundation](/source/English_Schools_Foundation) since May 2015 *Honorary Fellow* of [The Education University of Hong Kong](/source/The_Education_University_of_Hong_Kong) *Honorary Fellow* of [The University of Hong Kong](/source/The_University_of_Hong_Kong) *Honorary Fellow* of [The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology](/source/The_Hong_Kong_University_of_Science_and_Technology) *Honorary Fellow* of [Lingnan University (Hong Kong)](/source/Lingnan_University_(Hong_Kong)) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Three Land Development Corporation members re-appointed](http://www.devb-plb.gov.hk/eng/press/1999/990422ae.htm) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20071211202847/http://www.devb-plb.gov.hk/eng/press/1999/990422ae.htm) 11 December 2007 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Webb-database Who's Who Database"](https://webb-database.com/dbpub/positions.asp?p=11600). *Webb-database*. Retrieved 7 May 2026. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Hong Kong gov't should form independent probe into police conduct at protests, says pro-Beijing lawmaker Abraham Shek"](https://www.hongkongfp.com/2019/10/30/hong-kong-govt-form-independent-probe-police-conduct-protests-says-pro-beijing-lawmaker-abraham-shek/). Hong Kong Free Press. 30 October 2019. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Scathing criticism of Hong Kong developers by union heavyweight akin to Cultural Revolution: lawmaker"](https://hk.appledaily.com/news/20210325/AQ7ALGT2HZCOPNLOXCNUBLRHZ4/). *Apple Daily 蘋果日報* (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 26 March 2021.[*[permanent dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*] 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Developers, analysts warn against trying to solve housing crisis with vacancy tax"](https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3129724/hong-kong-developers-analysts-warn-against-government). *South China Morning Post*. 15 April 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2021. Legislative Council of Hong Kong Preceded by Ronald Arculli Member of Legislative Council Representative for Real Estate and Construction 2000–2021 Succeeded by Loong Hon-biu Preceded by James To Senior Member in Legislative Council 2020–2021 Succeeded by Tommy Cheung Order of precedence Preceded by Leung Yiu-chung Member of the Legislative Council Hong Kong order of precedence Member of the Legislative Council Succeeded by Joseph Lee Member of the Legislative Council This article about a Hong Kong politician is a stub. 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