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Martin Liao
Martin Liao Cheung-kong, GBM GBS JP (Chinese: 廖長江, born 1957) is a Hong Kong politician and barrister serving as a non-official member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong and a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong for the Commercial (Second) constituency.
Liao received his Bachelor of Science in Economics with honours and Master of Laws from University College London. He was called to the Bar in England and Wales in 1984 and in Hong Kong in 1985, and was admitted as an Advocate and Solicitor in Singapore in 1992. He served as a member of the Copyright Tribunal from 2001 to 2005.
Liao became a member of the National People's Congress in 2008, serving until 2023.
In the 2012 Hong Kong legislative election, Liao was elected unopposed to the Commercial (Second) functional constituency, having been nominated by the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce.
He retained his Legislative Council seat in the 2016 election, again without having to face an opponent. He became convenor of the pro-establishment caucus after Ip Kwok-him of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB) retired.
In November 2016, he was appointed by Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying to the Executive Council of Hong Kong.
In November 2020, following the expulsion of 4 pro-democracy lawmakers in the Legislative Council, Liao claimed that despite there being no opposition members in the Legislative Council, there would still be opposing views within the legislature.
In January 2021, Liao partially blamed teachers on the 2019-20 Hong Kong protests and said that teachers could have "ulterior political motives" in classrooms which could "deeply impact students negatively."
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Martin Liao
Martin Liao Cheung-kong, GBM GBS JP (Chinese: 廖長江, born 1957) is a Hong Kong politician and barrister serving as a non-official member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong and a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong for the Commercial (Second) constituency.
Liao received his Bachelor of Science in Economics with honours and Master of Laws from University College London. He was called to the Bar in England and Wales in 1984 and in Hong Kong in 1985, and was admitted as an Advocate and Solicitor in Singapore in 1992. He served as a member of the Copyright Tribunal from 2001 to 2005.
Liao became a member of the National People's Congress in 2008, serving until 2023.
In the 2012 Hong Kong legislative election, Liao was elected unopposed to the Commercial (Second) functional constituency, having been nominated by the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce.
He retained his Legislative Council seat in the 2016 election, again without having to face an opponent. He became convenor of the pro-establishment caucus after Ip Kwok-him of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB) retired.
In November 2016, he was appointed by Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying to the Executive Council of Hong Kong.
In November 2020, following the expulsion of 4 pro-democracy lawmakers in the Legislative Council, Liao claimed that despite there being no opposition members in the Legislative Council, there would still be opposing views within the legislature.
In January 2021, Liao partially blamed teachers on the 2019-20 Hong Kong protests and said that teachers could have "ulterior political motives" in classrooms which could "deeply impact students negatively."