Peter Kong Kit Kwong

Background

Kwong, Peter Kong Kit was born on February 28, 1936 in Hong Kong. Son of Kwok Kuen and Ching Lan (Chan) Kwong.

Education

Dip.Arts, Chung Chi College, 1962. Bachelor of Divinity Kenyon College, 1965, Doctor of Divinity, 1986. M.Theology, Colgate Rochester/Bexley Hall, 1971, Doctor of Divinity, 1998.

Career

Ordained to ministry Anglican Church, 1965. Clergy-in-charge Crown of Thorns Church, Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong, 1965-1966. Vicar Saint James Church, Wanchai, Hong Kong, 1967-1970.

Curate Saint Paul"s Church, Central, Hong Kong, 1971-1972.

Warden Wen Lin Tang, Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1972-1979, assistant lecturer, 1972-1979. Diocesan secretary Dioceseof Hong Kong and Macau of the Anglican Church, 1979-1980, bishop, 1981-1998: Primate of Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui (anglican Church), Bishop of Dicoese of Hong Kong Island, 1998.

Chairman, Sheng Kung Hui Secretary and Primary schools, 1981. Honorary president Hong Kong Juvenile Care Centre, 1981, Hong Kong Scout Association, 1981.

Honorary president Neighbourhood Advice Action Council, 1981-1990, patron, 1990-1995.

Patron Comfort Care Concern, 1990. Board directors Central Hospital, 1981-1983, Chinese Christian Churches Union, 1981-1990, United Christian Hospital, 1985-1995. Member university court Hong Kong University, 1981.

Executive Committee Hong Kong Christian Council, 1980-1993, chairman, 1983-1984.

Trustee Chung Chi College, Chinese U. Hong Kong, 1982-1990. Member executive com.Alice Ho Mi u Ling Nethersole Hospital, 1983-1985.

Honorary vice president Hong Kong Girl Guides Association, 1981. President Hong Kong council Boys" Brigade, 1982-1990.

Member basic law drafting committee Hong Kong special administrative region People"s Republic of China, 1985-1990, also member consultative committee.

Advisoron Hong Kong affairs State Department, China, 1992.

Achievements

• Peter Kong Kit Kwong has been listed as a noteworthy archbishop by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Christian Association for Executives (patron), Hong Kong Teachers Association (patron), Council of Churches of East Asia (honorary treasurer 1981-1983), Church Missionary Society (vice president 1995.

Connections

Married Ha Wai Chung, July 31, 1965. Children: Yim Ming, Veronica, Chun Ming, Ernest, Yan Ming, Grace.

Father:

Kwok Kuen Kwong

Mother:

Ching Lan (Chan) Kwong

Spouse:

Ha Wai Chung

child:

Grace Kwong

child:

Veronica Kwong

child:

Yan Ming Kwong

child:

Ernest Kwong

child:

Chun Ming Kwong

child:

Yim Ming Kwong