Andrew Liang

Background

Leung was born on 24 February 1951 to a business family who run a textile factory, the Sun Hing knitting company. He was educated in the Leeds University and joined his father"s family.

Education

Since October 2012, he is the chairman of the pro-business Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong (BPA), the second largest party in the legislature.

Career

In 1970, he set up the Sun Hing Knitting Factory in Kwai Chung and became the chairman of the company. Leung joined the Hong Kong Woollen & Synthetic Knitting Manufacturers" Association, the chamber of commerce of the manufacturing companies, in which he later became the honorary president in 1997. He has been the Chairman and Honorary Chairman of the Textile Council of Hong Kong and the member, Deputy Chairman and Chairman of the Federation of Hong Kong Industries.

He stepped down in 2004 after he was elected to the Legislative Council of Hong Kong and became the Honorary Chairman.

In the 2004 Legislative Council election, he replaced Kenneth Ting Woo-shou to be elected uncontestedly to the Legislative Council of Hong Kong through the Industrial (First) functional constituency which was elected by the Federation of Hong Kong Industries, representing the Liberal Party. Leung split apart from the Liberal Party in October 2008 with Jeffrey Lam Kin-fung and Sophie Leung Lau Yau-fun after the defeat of the party in the 2008 Legislative Council election in September and the resignation of Chairman James Tien Pei-chun.

In June 2009, the three legislators formed the Economic Synergy which later co-founded the Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong (BPA) in 2012 which Leung became the founding Chairman of the new party. On the debate over the 2014-2015 Hong Kong electoral reform for the universal suffrage of the Chief Executive of Hong Kong, Leung opposed to the Occupy Central with Love and Peace campaign by the pan-democracy camp, appealed to the “silent majority” to oppose “Occupy protest”.

Leung, whilst having no prior experience in understanding universal suffrage or running of businesses.

Said the campaign would threaten the rule of law and social stability, while hurting Hong Kong’s business environment.

Achievements

• He received the Silver Bauhinia Star (Business School) and the Gold Bauhinia Star (GBS) in 2004 and 2010 respectively.

Membership

He has been the committee member of both Textile and Clothing Industry Training Board in the 1980s, and became a member of Vocational Training Council (VTC) board of directors in 1998, he was then appointed as the chairman of VTC from 2006 to 2012. He has also held many positions including Chairman of the Hong Kong Productivity Council (2003–2009), council member of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (2010–2016), a member of the Economic Development Commission (2013–2017), the Deputy Chairman of the Business Facilitation Advisory Committee (2012–2016), a Non-executive Director of the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority (2009–2015) and a Director of The Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation Limited. He was awarded Justice of the Peace in 1996 and Member of the Order of the British Empire (Administration Member of the Order of the British Empire) for his services to the textile industry in 1997.

Leung was also the committee member of 11th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.