Ip Kwok-him, GBS

Gold Bauhinia Star

The Gold Bauhinia Star is the highest rank in Order of the Bauhinia Star in Hong Kong, created in 1997 to replace the British honours system of the Order of the British Empire after the transfer of sovereignty to People's Republic of China and the establishment of the Hong Kong Special...

, JP

Justice of the Peace

A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...

 (born 8 November 1951, Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...

) is a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong

Legislative Council of Hong Kong

The Legislative Council is the unicameral legislature of Hong Kong.-History:The Legislative Council of Hong Kong was set up in 1843 as a colonial legislature under British rule...

 (Functional constituency

Functional constituency

In the political systems of Hong Kong and Macau, a functional constituency is a professional or special interest group involved in the electoral process...

, District Council).

He is also the deputy chairman of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong and currently sits on the Board of directors of the Urban Renewal Authority

Urban Renewal Authority

The Urban Renewal Authority is a statutory body in Hong Kong responsible for accelerating redevelopment to provide a better living environment and neighbourhood.-History:...

. He has been a member of the Central and Western District

Central and Western District

The Central and Western District located on northern part of Hong Kong Island is one of the 18 administrative districts of Hong Kong. It had a population of 261,884 in 2001...

 Council (Kwun Lung Lau

Kwun Lung Lau

Kwun Lung Lau is a public housing estate in Kennedy Town, Hong Kong. It is one of the first public housing developments in Hong Kong, built in 1967 to alleviate a housing crisis in the territory. It is on 20 Lung Wah Street....

) since the 1990s, except during the years 2003 to 2007, when he was defeated by Cyd Ho

Cyd Ho

Cyd Ho Sau-lan is a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong for the Hong Kong Island constituency.Cyd Ho is a founding member of The Frontier, a pro-democracy political group, and since 2006, founding councillor of the World Future Council....

, a democratic

The Frontier (Hong Kong)

The Frontier was a relatively radical pro-democracy political group in the Hong Kong. It was established on 26 August 1996. The group was headed by former convenor Emily Lau Wai-hing since its establishment as a loose group of individual pro-democracy activists.On 23 November 2008, the Frontier...

 candidate, in the 2003 district council election

Hong Kong district councils election, 2003

The 2003 Hong Kong District Councils election was held on 23 November 2003. Election was held to all 18 districts of Hong Kong, for 400 members from directly elected constituencies out of total 534 council members, the second district councils election after the handover of Hong Kong in 1997...

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He is a Deputy to the National People's Congress

National People's Congress

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Politics and political positions

Ip and the DAB take a consistent pro-government, pro-Beijing

Government of the People's Republic of China

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