Abraham Shek

Abraham Shek Lai-him GBS JP or Abraham Razack (traditional Chinese: 石禮謙; simplified Chinese: 石礼谦; pinyin: Shí Lǐqiān; born Razack Ebrahim Abdul; 24 June 1945) is a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (Legco), representing the real estate and construction industry in a functional constituency seat. He is a member of the political grouping Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong in Legco. He graduated from the University of Sydney in Australia.


Abraham Shek

石禮謙
Member of the Legislative Council
Assumed office
1 October 2000
Preceded byRonald Arculli
ConstituencyReal Estate and Construction
Personal details
Born
Razack Ebrahim Abdul

(1945-06-24) 24 June 1945
Macau
Political partyBusiness and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong
Professional Forum
Spouse(s)Lisa Har
Alma materUniversity of Sydney (BA, PGDE)
OccupationCompany Director

Razack is a businessman and former chief executive of the Land Development Corporation (now Urban Renewal Authority).[1] He is a director of numerous large corporates, including China Resources Cement Holdings Ltd.[2]

Political stance

Long a staunch pro-Beijing supporter of the Hong Kong Government, Shek surprised observers in October 2019 by siding with protestors in calling for an independent inquiry into police suppression of the then widespread pro-democracy protests, and in criticising the government's failure to recognise the need to address community concerns, particularly those among youth.[3]

Positions held

Chairman, Public Accounts Committee, Legislative Council of HKSAR since October 2012,
Chairman, English Schools Foundation since May 2015
Honorary Fellow of The Education University of Hong Kong
Honorary Fellow of The University of Hong Kong
Honorary Fellow of The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Honorary Fellow of Lingnan University (Hong Kong)

References

Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Preceded by
Ronald Arculli
Member of Legislative Council
Representative for Real Estate and Construction
2000–present
Incumbent
Preceded by
James To
Senior Member in Legislative Council
2020–present
Order of precedence
Preceded by
Leung Yiu-chung
Member of the Legislative Council
Hong Kong order of precedence
Member of the Legislative Council
Succeeded by
Joseph Lee
Member of the Legislative Council


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