Choy So-yuk

Choy So-yuk JP
Member of Eastern District Council representing Kam Ping
Incumbent
Assumed office 2000
Preceded by	Chiang Yu-tui
Member of the Provisional Legislative Council
In office 1997–1998
Legislative Councilor for Election Committee
In office 1998–2000
Legislative Councilor for Hong Kong Island
In office 2000–2008 Serving with Martin Lee, Gary Cheng, Yeung Sum, Audrey Eu, Cyd Ho, Ma Lik, Anson Chan, and Rita Fan
Preceded by	(none)
Succeeded by	Cyd Ho
Personal details
Born	10 October 1950 (1950-10-10) (age 61) Jinjiang, Fujian, China
Political party	The Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong
Alma mater	University of Hong Kong
Religion	Buddhism

Choy So-yuk, JP (Chinese: 蔡素玉; pinyin: Caì Sùyù, born 10 October 1950, Jinjiang, Fujian, China) was a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong.

She is an elected member of Eastern District Council. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry and a Master of Philosophy in Chemistry, both from the University of Hong Kong.^[1] She is a member of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong and her main supporters are pro-Beijing politicians and organisations, especially the Fujianese in North Point on Hong Kong Island.

Issues

Choy notably broke ranks with her party to vote with conservationists for the preservation of Queen's Pier. She joined democrats to oppose application for HK$50 million to fund the dismantling and relocating of the pier on 9 May 2007.^[2] Choy, however, abstained in a re-submitted request for funds to dismantle and relocate Queen's Pier two weeks later. She revealed that she had been lobbied by Michael Suen and Donald Tsang; party whips did not allow her to cast an opposing vote, and the government won by 10-7.^[3]

2008 Legislative Council elections

Choy was placed second to Jasper Tsang on the DAB list for the Hong Kong Island geographical constituency in the 2008 Legco election.

Choy's loss of her seat was reportedly because the party's vote was split with Regina Ip, who was the candidate endorsed by the DAB in the Hong Kong Island by-election, 2007.^[4]

Business interests

She is also a non-executive director of Huafeng Group, a textiles company listed in Hong Kong.^[5]

References

1. ^ Choy's biodata
2. ^ Ambrose Leung, "Pier failure shows Tsang team 'like a weak crab'", South China Morning Post, page 1, 11 May 2007
3. ^ Diana Lee, "Pier demolition cash bid gets nod", 24 May 2007
4. ^ Peter So, "Regina Ip deflects the blame", South China Morning Post, Page A2, 9 September 2008
5. ^ Huafeng Group Holdings Ltd. site

Legislative Council of Hong Kong
New seat	Member of Legislative Council Representative for Hong Kong Island constituency 2000 – 2008 Served alongside: Martin Lee, Gary Cheng, Yeung Sum, Audrey Eu, Cyd Ho, Ma Lik, Anson Chan, Rita Fan	Succeeded by Cyd Ho

Persondata
Name	Choy, Soyuk
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Date of birth	10 October 1950
Place of birth	Jinjiang, Fujian, China
Date of death
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