Hong Kong Ng, a member of the
Democratic Party of Hong Kong, was first elected to the
Mid-Levels East constituency in the
2015 local elections after winning 50.9% of votes and defeating
Jackie Cheung, a
pro-Beijing candidate. He is considered a close ally of
Ted Hui, a councillor of the same party for
a neighbouring constituency in the district, who was nicknamed the "
Central Duo" () with him. In June 2018 he was attacked by a resident while promoting the annual
1 July march, apparently over his opposition against local liquor licences. His majority in the constituency was further increased in the
2019 elections, to 57.28% (2,672 votes) with a gain of 6.38%, amidst the large wave of
anti-government protests. He resigned on 29 April 2021, effective from May, after the government intended to introduce an
oath-taking requirement for local councillors. Ng later revealed that he resigned because he was concerned due to his involvement in the
democracy movement.
United Kingdom Ng's family migrated to
Reading, England in 2021. He joined various local groups to overseas Hongkongers, and became a member of the
Liberal Democrats in 2023. He was selected to run for the seat of Maiden Erlegh and Whitegates in the
Wokingham Borough Council in the
2024 local elections. Ng is the second from Hong Kong to sit on an English local authority after
Ying Perrett who secured a seat at the Bisley & West End ward of
Surrey Heath Borough Council in the
November 2023 elections, and the first who had held an elected office in Hong Kong. Ng believed voters "have chosen a Hongkonger to represent them in the council because we share similar values", and the victory "has proven that Hongkongers can still win by participating in politics in Britain". == Electoral performances ==