Kitson Yang

{{Short description|Hong Kong politician}} {{family name hatnote|[[Yang (surname)|Yang]]|lang=Chinese}} {{use dmy dates|date=December 2021}} {{infobox officeholder | native_name = 楊永杰 | native_name_lang = zh | image = Inmediahk - Kitson Yang 2023 (cropped).jpg | caption = Yang in 2023 | office = Chairman of the [[Kowloon City District Council]] | term_start = 9 September 2021 | term_end = | deputy = Ho Hin-ming | predecessor = Siu Leong-sing | successor = | office1 = Member of the [[Legislative Council of Hong Kong|Legislative Council]] | term_start1 = 1 January 2022 | term_end1 = | constituency1 = [[Kowloon Central (2021 constituency)|Kowloon Central]] | predecessor1 = ''Constituency created'' | successor1 = | office2 = Member of the [[Kowloon City District Council]] | term_start2 = 1 January 2008 | term_end2 = | constituency2 = [[Lok Man (constituency)|Lok Man]] | predecessor2 = Au Ka-shing | successor2 = | office3 = Member of the [[Election Committee]] | term_start3 = 1 February 2012 | term_end3 = 31 January 2017 | constituency3 = Hong Kong and Kowloon District Councils | birth_name = {{birth year and age|1982}} | birth_date = | birth_place = | party = Independent | other_party = {{ubl|[[Kowloon Federation of Associations]]|[[Kowloon West New Dynamic]]<small> (until 2018)</small>}} | citizenship = [[Chinese nationality law#Hong Kong and Macau|Chinese (Hong Kong)]] }} '''Kitson Yang Wing-kit''' ({{lang-zh|c=楊永杰}}, born 1982) is a Hong Kong politician who is the elected Legislative Council member for [[Kowloon Central (2021 constituency)|Kowloon Central constituency]] since 2021.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking-news/section/4/184774/Pro-establishment-candidates-claim-all-20-seats-in-geographic-constituencies|title=Pro-establishment candidates claim all 20 seats in geographic constituencies|work=[[The Standard (Hong Kong)|The Standard]]|date=20 December 2021|accessdate=23 December 2021}}</ref>

Though Hong Kong medical schools teach in English, Yang in July 2022 criticized a program that recruits doctors from medical schools outside of Hong Kong, for requiring that English be the language of instruction.<ref>{{Cite web |title='Language requirement for doctors scheme should go' - RTHK |url=https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1658709-20220721.htm? |access-date=2022-07-25 |website=news.rthk.hk |language=en-gb}}</ref>

In January 2023, Yang said he would stage a protest to oppose building public housing in [[Kai Tak Development|Kai Tak]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-31 |title=Hong Kong developers raise concerns over plan to build 10,700 public flats at Kai Tak |url=https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3208639/hong-kong-developers-raise-concerns-over-plan-build-10700-temporary-public-flats-prime-urban-site |access-date=2023-01-31 |website=South China Morning Post |language=en}}</ref> On 1 February 2023, Yang said that the public housing might block views for those living in private apartment complexes.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leung |first=Hillary |title=Hong Kong lawmaker questions Kai Tak public housing plan, says it may block views from private complexes - Hong Kong Free Press HKFP |url=https://hongkongfp.com/2023/02/02/hong-kong-lawmaker-questions-kai-tak-public-housing-plan-says-it-may-block-views-from-private-complexes/ |access-date=2023-02-02 |website=hongkongfp.com |language=en-GB}}</ref> On 8 February 2023, Yang was the only person out of 35 lawmakers who did not vote in support of the plan to build public housing on the site; he cast a blank vote.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-08 |title=Hong Kong lawmakers approve first phase of light housing scheme |url=https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3209478/hong-kong-lawmakers-approve-light-public-housing-scheme-17000-flats-first-phase-grill-authorities |access-date=2023-02-08 |website=South China Morning Post |language=en}}</ref>

In March 2023, Mok Kin-shing said of Yang "We can see that even the legislator who had said he would organise protests to oppose the scheme now has made a U-turn and supported the scheme," as analysts said that [[John Lee Ka-chiu|John Lee]] would aim for "all votes yes" to show Beijing his leadership, with one lawmaker saying "Probably the central government is concerned about Hong Kong's housing problem and that the government does not want to see more opposing views at Legco."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-17 |title=Lawmakers to vote on funding request for Hong Kong public housing scheme |url=https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3213798/multibillion-dollar-funding-request-hong-kong-light-public-housing-scheme-track-secure-unanimous |access-date=2023-03-19 |website=South China Morning Post |language=en}}</ref>

In December 2025, he was re-elected through Kowloon Central constituency.

In January 2026, Hong Kong media reported that delivery invoices for supplies distributed at the Ko Shan Road community “living room” listed suppliers linked to companies associated with individuals connected to Kitson Yang, who serves as chairman of the Community Care Association and a director of related local organisations. The reports highlighted potential conflicts of interest and noted that Yang did not respond to requests for comment.

== Electoral history == {{Election box begin| title=[[2021 Hong Kong legislative election|2021 legislative election]]: [[Kowloon Central (2021 constituency)|Kowloon Central]]}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong |candidate = [[Starry Lee|Starry Lee Wai-king]] |votes = 95,976 |percentage = 68.70 |change = N/A }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent politician |candidate = '''Yang Wing-kit''' |votes = 35,702 |percentage = 25.56 |change = N/A }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent politician |candidate = [[Mandy Tam (politician)|Tam Heung-man]] |votes = 8,028 |percentage = 5.75 |change = N/A }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin| title=[[2019 Hong Kong local elections|2019 local elections]] at the [[Kowloon City District Council]]: [[Lok Man (constituency)|Lok Man]]}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent politician |candidate = '''Yang Wing-kit''' |votes = 3,312 |percentage = 55.14 |change = -4.53 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Democratic Coalition for DC Election |candidate = Vincent Lam |votes = 2,694 |percentage = 44.86 |change = N/A }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 618 |percentage = 10.28 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 8,427 |percentage = 68.71 |change = +21.23 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Independent politician |swing = }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin| title=[[2015 Hong Kong local elections|2015 local elections]] at the [[Kowloon City District Council]]: [[Lok Man (constituency)|Lok Man]]}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent politician |candidate = '''Yang Wing-kit''' |votes = 2,310 |percentage = 59.67 |change = N/A }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent politician |candidate = Pong Yat-ming |votes = 1,561 |percentage = 40.33 |change = N/A }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 749 |percentage = 19.35 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 5,103 |percentage = 47.48 |change = -0.71 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Independent politician |swing = }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin| title=[[2011 Hong Kong local elections|2011 local elections]] at the [[Kowloon City District Council]]: [[Lok Man (constituency)|Lok Man]]}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent politician |candidate = '''Yang Wing-kit''' |votes = ''Uncontested'' |percentage = |change = N/A }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Independent politician |swing = }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin| title=[[2007 Hong Kong local elections|2007 local elections]] at the [[Kowloon City District Council]]: [[Lok Man (constituency)|Lok Man]]}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent politician |candidate = '''Yang Wing-kit''' |votes = 2,135 |percentage = 55.35 |change = N/A }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Democratic Coalition for DC Election |candidate = Au Ka-shing |votes = 1,799 |percentage = 42.58 |change = −4.51 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 413 |percentage = 10.71 |change = }} {{Election box gain with party link| |winner = Independent politician |loser = Democratic Coalition for DC Election |swing = }} {{Election box end}}

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{{s-start}} {{s-off|hk}} {{s-bef|before=[[Au Ka-shing]]}} {{s-ttl|title=Member of [[Kowloon City District Council]]|district=[[Lok Man (constituency)|Lok Man]]|years=2008–present}} {{s-inc}} {{s-par|hk}} {{s-new|constituency}} {{s-ttl| title = Member of Legislative Council| district = [[Kowloon Central (2021 constituency)|Kowloon Central]]| years = 2022–present}} {{s-inc}} {{s-end}}

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