Benson Luk

{{Short description|Hong Kong politician}} {{family name hatnote|[[Lu (surname 陸)|Luk]]|Benson Luk|Luk Hon-man|lang=Hong Kong}} {{use dmy dates|date=January 2022}} {{infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = [[The Honourable#Hong Kong|The Honourable]] | native_name = {{nobold|陸瀚民}} | native_name_lang = zh-hk | image = 陸瀚民 20230522 (cropped).jpg | caption = Luk in 2023 | office = Member of the [[Legislative Council of Hong Kong|Legislative Council]] | term_start = 1 January 2022 | term_end = 31 December 2025 | constituency = [[Election Committee (constituency)|Election Committee]] | predecessor = ''Constituency created'' | successor = [[Michelle Tang]] | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = | party = [[Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong|BPA]] | citizenship = | alma_mater = [[University of Hong Kong]] ([[Bachelor of Education|BEd]], [[Master of Public Administration|MPA]]) }} '''Benson Luk Hon-man''' ({{lang-zh|c=|t=陸瀚民}}) is a [[Hong Kong]] businessman and politician who is a former member of the [[Legislative Council of Hong Kong|Legislative Council]] for the [[Election Committee (constituency)|Election Committee constituency]] which was newly created under the [[2021 Hong Kong electoral changes|electoral overhaul imposed by Beijing]].

In December 2021, Luk was elected as Legislative Councilor with 1,059 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2021 Legislative Council General Election - Election Results |url=https://www.elections.gov.hk/legco2021/eng/rs_ecc.html |access-date=2026-02-06 |website=www.elections.gov.hk}}</ref>

On 5 January 2022, [[Carrie Lam]] announced new warnings and restrictions against social gathering due to potential [[COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong|COVID-19]] outbreaks.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-01-05|title=Bars, gyms to close, 6pm restaurant curfew as Hong Kong ramps up Omicron battle|url=https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3162190/coronavirus-hong-kongs-fifth-wave-has-already|access-date=2022-01-07|website=South China Morning Post|language=en}}</ref> One day later, it was discovered that Luk attended a [[Witman Hung partygate|birthday party hosted]] by [[Witman Hung]] Wai-man, with 222 guests.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1628558-20220112.htm|title = 衞生防護中心最新發現洪為民宴會人數為222人 - RTHK}}</ref><ref>[https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-01-10/hong-kong-finds-another-suspected-covid-case-at-notorious-party Hong Kong Finds New Suspected Covid Case at Official’s Scandal-Hit Birthday Party]</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2022-01-07|title=All 170 guests of Covid-19 scandal-hit birthday party sent to quarantine|url=https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3162476/coronavirus-19-hong-kong-lawmakers-attended-birthday-party|access-date=2022-01-07|website=South China Morning Post|language=en}}</ref> At least one guest tested positive with COVID-19, causing many guests to be quarantined.<ref name=":0" />

In June 2023, Luk defended legislation that would give lawmakers a summer break, and said that the media should refer to it as an "adjournment of LegCo meetings."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chau |first=Candice |title=Hong Kong legislature amends rules to allow lawmakers to take a 'summer break' - Hong Kong Free Press HKFP |url=https://hongkongfp.com/2023/06/30/hong-kong-legislature-amends-rules-to-allow-lawmakers-to-take-a-summer-break/ |access-date=2023-06-30 |website=hongkongfp.com |language=en-GB}}</ref>

Luk stood down in [[2025 Hong Kong legislative election|2025]] after choosing not to seek another term in October 2025.

== Electoral history == {{2021 Hong Kong legislative election/Election Committee}}

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