Hu was born in
Shanghai, China on 14 February 1924. He obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the
Chiao Tung University and later moved to Hong Kong in 1952. He became the director and managing director of Ryoden (Holdings) Ltd and other companies. He was appointed to various public positions, including chairman of the Transport Tribunal, the Financial Committee of the
Hong Kong Housing Authority and the Council for Recreation and Sport and a promoter of sport activities. He was also member of the Transport Advisory Committee. He was also member of the
Urban Council and the
Wan Chai District Board. Hu was first appointed
unofficial member of the
Legislative Council of Hong Kong in 1979. He went on to serve in the council until 1991. In 1990, Hu became the founding chairman of the
Liberal Democratic Federation of Hong Kong (LDF) which consisted of businesspeople to contest against the liberal
United Democrats of Hong Kong in the
1991 first direction election. The Federation won three seats in the end and was defeated by pro-democracy camp. The LDF quickly went into decline as the pro-business
Liberal Party and pro-Beijing
Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong (DAB) were formed in the early 1990s. In 1997, LDF was merged into another pro-business party
Hong Kong Progressive Alliance. During the 1990s, Hu took part in negotiation and preparatory works for the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. He was a member of the
Preparatory Committee for the HKSAR and a delegate to the Chinese
People's Political Consultative Conference. Hu married Rose Young Sai-cheung and had two sons. One of his sons,
Herman Hu, was also a businessman and politician. Hu Fa-kuang died on 4 June 2022, at the age of 98. ==References==