Chim Pui Chung is the member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong

Legislative Council of Hong Kong

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 (Legco), representing financial services

Financial services

Financial services refer to services provided by the finance industry. The finance industry encompasses a broad range of organizations that deal with the management of money. Among these organizations are credit unions, banks, credit card companies, insurance companies, consumer finance companies,...

 industry in functional constituencies seats. He is also a businessman who is the directors

Executive director

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 of several companies.

Political career

He was also the legislative councillor from 1991 to 1998 until he was jailed for conspiring

Conspiracy (crime)

In the criminal law, a conspiracy is an agreement between two or more persons to break the law at some time in the future, and, in some cases, with at least one overt act in furtherance of that agreement...

 to forge documents in 1998. After his release in 1999, he was re-elected unopposed to the legislative councillor in financial services constituency in 2004.

In 2005, he declared to take part in the Hong Kong Chief Executive election

Hong Kong Chief Executive election, 2005

The Hong Kong Chief Executive election of 2005 was held to fill the vacancy of the territory's top office. Tung Chee Hwa submitted a resignation document to the Chinese government, and it was officially approved on 12 March. On 24 June, Donald Tsang was sworn in as the new Chief Executive on 16 June...

 after Tung Chee Hwa

Tung Chee Hwa

Tung Chee Hwa, GBM was the first Chief Executive and President of the Executive Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China....

 resigned from the chief executive.

However, his bid failed when he received only 21 nominations from the Election Committee

Election Committee

The Election Committee is an 800-member electoral college in the politics of Hong Kong. It was established by Annex I of the Basic Law of Hong Kong. This article defines the method of electing the Chief Executive. It is renewed every five years when the sitting Chief Executive's term has expired...

, less than the minimum requirement of 100. As a result, Donald Tsang

Donald Tsang

Sir Donald Tsang Yam-kuen, GBM, KBE is the current Chief Executive and President of the Executive Council of the Government of Hong Kong....

was declared the uncontested winner.