Chris Ip
Chris Ip | |
|---|---|
葉傲冬 | |
 Ip in 2019 | |
| Member of the Legislative Council | |
Designate | |
| Assumed office 1 January 2026 | |
| Preceded by | Stanley Li |
| Chairman of the Yau Tsim Mong District Council | |
| In office 4 January 2016 – 31 December 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Chung Kong-mo |
| Succeeded by | Lam Kin-man |
| Member of the Yau Tsim Mong District Council | |
| Assumed office 1 January 2024 | |
| Succeeded by | New constituency |
| Constituency | Yau Tsim Mong South |
| In office 6 October 2008 – 31 December 2019 | |
| Preceded by | David Lau Chi-wing |
| Succeeded by | Chan Tsz-wai |
| Constituency | Jordan East (until 2015) Jordan South (since 2016) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ip Ngo-tung 23 July 1980 |
| Relations | Ip Kwok-him (uncle) |
Chris Ip Ngo-tung BBS JP (Chinese: 葉傲冬, born 1980) is a Hong Kong politician from the pro-Beijing camp. He will be a member of the Legislative Council from 2026, having served as a local councillor of Yau Tsim Mong District for over a decade.
Career
[edit]Ip's father is the former Urban Council member Ip Kwok-chung, whose brother is the pro-Beijing heavyweight Ip Kwok-him. Ip Kwok-chung was the Yau Tsim Mong District Council member, representing Ferry Point (later renamed Jordan West), from 1985 and until 2003. Five years later, Chris Ip was elected in a by-election to serve as the district councillor for the neighbouring Jordan East constituency.[1] He was re-elected in the subsequent poll and in 2016 elected to become the chairman of Yau Tsim Mong District Council.[2] However, he lost his seat in 2019, during the massive protest, to pro-democracy newcomer Chan Tsz-wai who previously had no experience in politics, making it one of the most infamous defeats in the election.[3]
After the election, Ip, who was an assignment editor at Wen Wei Po, returned to the mouthpiece of Beijing authorities as the assistant chief editor in 2020.[4] He was appointed to the Area Committee along with many defeated councillors later that year.[5] There were rumours that Ip could become the Under Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs in 2021 amidst the cabinet reshuffle,[6] but eventually did not come true.[7] He also left Wen Wei Po afterwards and became company director. With the imposition of the national security-driven electoral revamp, Ip returned to the district council after the 2023 election. Ip also became the secretary-general of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong in 2023.
Ip was elevated further in 2025 with his victory in the Legislative Council election at New Territories South East constituency, succeeding Stanley Li.[8][9]
References
[edit]- ^ "民建聯葉傲冬贏區會補選". Ming Pao. 5 October 2008. Archived from the original on 19 August 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- ^ "葉傲冬接替鍾港武 掌油尖旺區會". Apple Daily. 5 January 2016. Archived from the original on 7 June 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- ^ "Against all odds: New district councillor Chan Tsz-wai says residents' needs should come before politics". Hong Kong Free Press. 21 March 2020.
- ^ "【政圈風聲】葉傲冬重返文匯報任助理總編輯：將負責更多報章規劃". HK01. 3 January 2020. Archived from the original on 30 August 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- ^ "分區委員會 | 近40民建聯前議員獲委任 葉傲冬：係畀機會我繼續做". HK01. 17 August 2020. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- ^ "Former DAB district council chief set to join Hong Kong leader's team". South China Morning Post. 27 May 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
- ^ 文維廣 (7 July 2021). "葉傲冬失落政制局副局 建制指兩件事顯墮馬不尋常". 香港01 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 9 December 2025.
- ^ 馮子健 (22 October 2025). "立法會選舉｜無被民建聯揀中連任 李世榮：有用得著地方可以找我". HK01 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 3 November 2025.
- ^ 文維廣 (8 December 2025). "立法會選舉．投票結果｜新界東南地區 方國珊成票后、葉傲冬當選". HK01 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 9 December 2025.