Peggy Wong quits district roles after Tai Po vote row
SCMP · 2 SOURCESabout 1 hour ago2 MIN
Summary
Peggy Wong Pik-kiu has resigned from the Tai Po District Council and several other district posts, with the government saying it received her written notice on September 26 and will declare the seat vacant in the Gazette. Her exit comes after weeks of scrutiny over allegations involving proxy-vote collection connected to Wang Fuk Court before the fatal blaze there last November.
Key Points
- The government said Wong resigned from the Tai Po District Council due to health reasons under the District Councils Ordinance, with the vacancy taking effect on September 26.
- Wong also stepped down as a member of the Tai Po South Area Committee and captain of the Tai Po Kwong Fuk and Plover Cove sub-district care teams.
- Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs Alice Mak Mei-kuen said she respected Wong’s decision and noted that Wong had served the district for many years.
- SCMP reported Wong had skipped nine consecutive district council meetings citing health reasons after a media report last month alleged her team collected a proxy vote from a deceased flat owner.
- Wong, a directly elected councillor for Tai Po South affiliated with the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong, had served on the district council for more than 20 years.
Why It Matters
The resignation removes a long-serving local representative while investigations referenced by the Home Affairs Department remain a live public concern. It also keeps attention on how proxy votes were handled at Wang Fuk Court before the 43-hour fire in November last year that killed 168 people, including a firefighter, and displaced nearly 5,000 residents.