# Doreen Kong

Doreen Kong Yuk-foon (born 12 July 1970) is a Hong Kong solicitor and politician. She was elected as a member of Legislative Council for the Election Committee constituency heavily skewed the pro-Beijing camp.

## Early years

Kong, an orphan, was adopted after birth. She managed to study law in the University of Hong Kong despite her poor family background. After graduated with LL.B. in 1992 and PCLL in 1994, she was called to the bar, focusing on housing issues.

## Political career

During the Umbrella Movement in 2014, Kong organised a silent assembly. Calling the protestors "trampling" rule-of-law", she urged them to obey injunctions by the court and end the occupation. Kong joined the pro-Beijing New People's Party in the same year. She ran in the 2015 local elections, as the party's candidate in Kornhill Garden constituency, but was defeated by the Civic. A year later, she quitted the party and joined the team of Jasper Tsang, former President of the Legislative Council, as an advisor. She was elected as an executive of Law Society and appointed as a committee member of Independent Commission Against Corruption in 2019 and 2020 respectively.
In 2021, Kong was elected as a member of the Legislative Council after winning in the Election Committee constituency controlled by pro-Beijing camp. During the campaign, she called on the Government to speed-up the legislation of Article 23, a provision in Basic Law related to national security.
In July 2022, Kong was critical of foreign domestic helpers, who were operating food stalls on public pavement.
In October 2022, Kong criticized the government and Lo Chung-mau for invalidating 20,000 COVID-19 vaccine exemption passes, stating that he had no legal authority to do so, with Kong asking "Who is destroying the rule of law now?"
In February 2023, Kong criticized the government for planning to impose extra betting taxes on the Hong Kong Jockey Club, saying it was unfair.
In March 2023, she championed the cause of Chan Tan-ching a 90 year old licensed street hawker whose cart was seized by the Food and Hygiene Department
In March 2023, Kong was the only lawmaker to vote against a measure to build temporary public housing.
In June 2024, Kong advocated for a revision of Hong Kong's pet quarantine laws. Hong Kong requires a quarantine of 120 days which is the longest in the world; only shared by Guam and Hawaii. Kong described these requirements as "outdated" and linked them to pet smuggling syndicates from mainland China.

## Electoral performances

2021 Legislative Council election: Election Committee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BPA (KWND) | Leung Mei-fun | 1,348 | 94.93 |
| | DAB | Cheung Kwok-kwan | 1,342 | 94.51 |
| | FEW | Tang Fei | 1,339 | 94.30 |
| | Nonpartisan | Maggie Chan Man-ki | 1,331 | 93.73 |
| | FTU | Alice Mak Mei-kuen | 1,326 | 93.38 |
| | DAB | Elizabeth Quat | 1,322 | 93.10 |
| | NPP (Civil Force) | Yung Hoi-yan | 1,313 | 92.46 |
| | Nonpartisan | Hoey Simon Lee | 1,308 | 92.11 |
| | Nonpartisan | Stephen Wong Yuen-shan | 1,305 | 91.90 |
| | DAB | Rock Chen Chung-nin | 1,297 | 91.34 |
| | Nonpartisan | Chan Hoi-yan | 1,292 | 90.99 |
| | Nonpartisan | Carmen Kan Wai-mun | 1,291 | 90.92 |
| | NPP | Judy Kapui Chan | 1,284 | 90.42 |
| | Independent | Paul Tse Wai-chun | 1,283 | 90.35 |
| | Nonpartisan | Junius Ho Kwan-yiu | 1,263 | 88.94 |
| | Nonpartisan | Tan Yueheng | 1,245 | 87.68 |
| | Nonpartisan | Chan Siu-hung | 1,239 | 87.25 |
| | Nonpartisan | Ng Kit-chong | 1,239 | 87.25 |
| | NPP | Lai Tung-kwok | 1,237 | 87.11 |
| | New Forum | Ma Fung-kwok | 1,234 | 86.90 |
| | Nonpartisan | Lau Chi-pang | 1,214 | 85.49 |
| | Nonpartisan | Chan Pui-leung | 1,205 | 84.86 |
| | FTU | Kingsley Wong Kwok | 1,192 | 83.94 |
| | Nonpartisan | Chan Yuet-ming | 1,187 | 83.59 |
| | DAB | Nixie Lam Lam | 1,181 | 83.17 |
| | FTU | Luk Chung-hung | 1,178 | 82.96 |
| | Nonpartisan | Kenneth Leung Yuk-wai | 1,160 | 81.69 |
| | Nonpartisan | Dennis Lam Shun-chiu | 1,157 | 81.48 |
| | Nonpartisan | Wendy Hong Wen | 1,142 | 80.42 |
| | Nonpartisan | Sun Dong | 1,124 | 79.15 |
| | DAB | Lillian Kwok Ling-lai | 1,122 | 79.01 |
| | Nonpartisan | Peter Douglas Koon Ho-ming | 1,102 | 77.61 |
| | Nonpartisan | Chow Man-kong | 1,060 | 74.65 |
| | Liberal | Lee Chun-keung | 1,060 | 74.65 |
| | BPA | Benson Luk Hoi-man | 1,059 | 74.58 |
| | Nonpartisan | Doreen Kong Yuk-foon | 1,032 | 72.68 |
| | Nonpartisan | Andrew Lam Siu-lo | 1,026 | 72.25 |
| | Nonpartisan | So Cheung-wing | 1,013 | 71.34 |
| | FLU | Lam Chun-sing | 1,002 | 70.56 |
| | Nonpartisan | Nelson Lam Chi-yuen | 970 | 68.31 |
| | Nonpartisan | Charles Ng Wang-wai | 958 | 67.46 |
| | Nonpartisan | Wong Chi-him | 956 | 67.32 |
| | Nonpartisan | Allan Zeman | 955 | 67.25 |
| | DAB | Chan Hoi-wing | 941 | 66.27 |
| | Nonpartisan | Tseng Chin-i | 919 | 64.72 |
| | Independent | Kevin Sun Wei-yung | 891 | 62.75 |
| | Nonpartisan | Tu Hai-ming | 834 | 58.73 |
| | FTU | Choy Wing-keung | 818 | 57.61 |
| | Nonpartisan | Fung Wai-kwong | 708 | 49.86 |
| | Nonpartisan | Michael John Treloar Rowse | 454 | 31.97 |
| | Nonpartisan | Diu Sing-hung | 342 | 24.08 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 1,420 | 100.00 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,426 | 98.48 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,448 | |
Eastern District Council Election, 2015: Kornhill Garden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Civic | Leung Siu-sun | 2,384 | 56.8 | +13.7 |
| | NPP | Doreen Kong Yuk-foon | 1,814 | 43.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 570 | 13.6 | +10.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,233 | 54.6 | |
| | Civic hold | Civic hold | Swing | | |