# Thomas Pang

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Hong Kong politician

Thomas Pang Cheung-wai SBS, JP 彭長緯 Vice-Chairman of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong Incumbent Assumed office 19 April 2013 Chairman Tam Yiu-chung Starry Lee Preceded by Lau Kong-wah Member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Incumbent Assumed office February 2013 Chairman Yu Zhengsheng Member of the Sha Tin District Council In office 1 January 2000 – 31 December 2019 Preceded by New constituency Succeeded by Mak Tsz-kin Constituency Sui Wo In office 1 April 1991 – 30 June 1997 Succeeded by Porinda Liu Constituency Fo Tan Member of the Regional Council In office 1 April 1995 – 30 June 1997 Constituency Sha Tin North Personal details Born 1954 (age 71–72) Party Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB) Occupation Politician

**Thomas Pang Cheung-wai**, [SBS](/source/Silver_Bauhinia_Star), [JP](/source/Justice_of_Peace) ([Chinese](/source/Chinese_language): 彭長緯, born 1954) is the current vice-chairman of the [Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong](/source/Democratic_Alliance_for_the_Betterment_and_Progress_of_Hong_Kong) (DAB), the largest [pro-Beijing](/source/Pro-Beijing_camp) party in Hong Kong.

## Career

Pang has been serving in the [Sha Tin District](/source/Sha_Tin_District) for many years. He was first elected to the [Sha Tin District Board](/source/Sha_Tin_District_Council) in the [1991 District Board elections](/source/1991_Hong_Kong_local_elections) in the [Fo Tan](/source/Fo_Tan_(constituency)) constituency. He subsequently joined the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong (DAB) and won a seat in the [Regional Council](/source/Regional_Council_of_Hong_Kong) in the [1995 municipal elections](/source/1995_Hong_Kong_municipal_elections). After the establishment of the Special Administrative Region, he was the member of the Provisional Sha Tin District Board and Provisional Regional Council until the Regional Council was abolished in 1999. In [1998 Legislative Council elections](/source/1998_Hong_Kong_legislative_election), he failed to get a seat in the [Election Committee constituency](/source/Election_Committee_(constituency)). In [2000 Legislative Council elections](/source/2000_Hong_Kong_legislative_election), he ran against [Liberal Party](/source/Liberal_Party_(Hong_Kong))'s [Miriam Lau](/source/Miriam_Lau) in the [Transport functional constituency](/source/Transport_(constituency)) but was defeated.

Since the [1999 District Council elections](/source/1999_Hong_Kong_local_elections), he has been representing the [Sui Wo](/source/Sui_Wo_(constituency)) constituency and is the vice-chairman of the Sha Tin District Council. Through the New Territories District Councils Subsector, he has been member of the [Election Committee](/source/Election_Committee) since 2000.

Pang has been the secretary general of the DAB. In 2013, he became the delegate to the National Committee of the [Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference](/source/Chinese_People's_Political_Consultative_Conference) (CPPCC), China's top national consultative body.[1] and also the vice-chairman of the DAB.

Pang has also been appointed to various public positions including member of the Appeal Board on Closure Orders (Immediate Health Hazard), Environmental Campaign Committee, [Hospital Authority](/source/Hospital_Authority) New Territories Regional Advisory Committee, Intangible Cultural Heritage Advisory Committee, [Independent Police Complaints Council](/source/Independent_Police_Complaints_Council) (IPCC) Observers, and Municipal Services Appeals Board.

He was made [Justice of the Peace](/source/Justice_of_the_Peace) on 1 July 2003 and was awarded the [Bronze Bauhinia Star](/source/Bronze_Bauhinia_Star) in 2008.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Cheung, Tony (2 February 2013). ["Young Hong Kong blood among new CPPCC appointees"](https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1141494/young-hong-kong-blood-among-new-cppcc-appointees). *South China Morning Post*.

Political offices New constituency Member of Sha Tin District Board Representative for Fo Tan 1991–1997 Council abolished New constituency Member of Sha Tin District Council Representative for Sui Wo 2000–2019 Succeeded by Mak Tsz-kin New title Vice-Chairman of Sha Tin District Council 2000–2019 Incumbent Party political offices Preceded by Lau Kong-wah Vice Chairman of Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong 2013–present Served alongside: Ann Chiang, Starry Lee, Horace Cheung, Chan Yung Incumbent

v t e Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong Leadership Chairmen Tsang Yok-sing Ma Lik Tam Yiu-chung Starry Lee Gary Chan Vice-Chairmen Tam Yiu-chung Cheng Kai-nam Ip Kwok-him Lo Chi-keung Maria Tam Lau Kong-wah Gregory So Ann Chiang Carson Wen Horace Cheung Starry Lee Thomas Pang Chan Yung Gary Chan Holden Chow Ben Chan Elizabeth Quat Secretaries General Cheng Kai-nam Ma Lik Kan Chi-ho Thomas Pang Chan Hok-fung Treasurers Wong Kine-yuen Deputy Secretaries General Tso Wong Man-yin Albert Wong Chan Hok-fung Chris Ip Senate chairmen Jose Yu Lo Man-tuen Representatives ExCo members Tam Yiu-chung Jasper Tsang Lau Kong-wah Starry Lee Ip Kwok-him Horace Cheung Current LegCo members (18) Starry Lee Chan Hak-kan Steven Ho Chan Han-pan Elizabeth Quat Holden Chow Lau Kwok-fan Vincent Cheng Li Sai-wing Nixie Lam Leung Hei Rock Chen Chan Yung Chan Hok-fung Lillian Kwok Kennedy Wong Wong Chun-shek Ngan Man-yu Former LegCo members Tam Yiu-chung Chan Yuen-han Cheung Hon-chung Chan Kam-lam Chan Wing-chan Cheng Kai-nam Ip Kwok-him Ngan Kam-chuen Tsang Yok-sing Chan Kwok-keung Wong Yung-kan Lau Kong-wah Chan Kwok-keung Choy So-yuk Li Kwok-ying Ma Lik Cheung Hok-ming Wong Kwok-hing Wong Ting-kwong Leung Che-cheung Chiang Lai-wan Wilson Or Cheung Kwok-kwan Related organisations Communist Party of China Hong Kong Federation of Education Workers Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions Hong Kong Progressive Alliance New Territories Association of Societies Pro-Beijing camp Hong Kong Portal

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