Ng Siu-hong

In this Hong Kong name, the surname is Ng. In accordance with Hong Kong custom, the Western-style name is Andy Ng and the Chinese-style name is Ng Siu-hong.

Andy Ng Siu-hong (Cantonese: 吳兆康, Cantonese Yale: Ǹgh Shiuh Hōng, born 1979) is a Hong Kong-born English politician. Ng is now a local councillor in Wokingham, England and was a councillor in the Central and Western District Council in Hong Kong.^[1]

Andy Ng
吳兆康
Ng attending a Central and Western District Council meeting in 2020
Wokingham Borough Councillor of Berkshire, England
Incumbent
Assumed office May 2024 (2024-05) Serving with Norman Jorgensen and Stephen Newton
Preceded by	Constituency created
Constituency	Maiden Erlegh & Whitegates
Central and Western District Councillor of Hong Kong
In office 1 January 2016 (2016-01-01) – 30 April 2021 (2021-04-30)
Preceded by	Jackie Cheung
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Constituency	Mid Levels East
Majority	1,521 (50.9%)
Personal details
Born	1979 (age 45–46) British Hong Kong
Citizenship	United Kingdom People's Republic of China (Hong Kong)
Political party	Liberal Democrats (UK) (2023–)
Other political affiliations	Democratic Party (HK) (?–2021)
Residence(s)	Berkshire, England

Early life

Ng attended Raimondi College, on the Mid-Levels in the City of Victoria on Hong Kong Island – which served as the polling station of the constituency he later represented. He was a graphic designer.

Political career

Hong Kong

Ng, a member of the Democratic Party of Hong Kong,^[2] 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" (中區孖寶) with him.^[3] In June 2018 he was attacked by a resident while promoting the annual 1 July march, apparently over his opposition against local liquor licences.^[4]

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.^[5] He resigned on 29 April 2021, effective from May, after the government intended to introduce an oath-taking requirement for local councillors.^[6] Ng later revealed that he resigned because he was concerned due to his involvement in the democracy movement.^[7]

United Kingdom

Ng's family migrated to Reading, England in 2021. He joined various local groups to assist^[clarify] 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.^[7] Ng was elected with 1,162 votes to the three-member ward.^[8] Ng is the second from Hong Kong to sit on an English local authority^[9] after Ying Perrett who secured a seat at the Bisley & West End ward of Surrey Heath Borough Council in the November 2023 elections,^[10] 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".^[10]

Electoral performances

Borough of Wokingham, England

Maiden Erlegh & Whitegates

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Norman Jorgensen*	1,187	11.3	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Newton*	1,182	11.3	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Andy Siu-Hong Ng	1,162	11.1	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Mike Smith*	1,133	10.8	N/A
	Conservative	Wazir Hussain	1,110	10.6	N/A
	Labour	Richard McKenzie	1,026	9.9	N/A
	Labour	Vikram Duhan	959	9.1	N/A
	Conservative	Ranga Madhu	956	9.1	N/A
	Labour	Tony Skuse*	898	8.6	N/A
	Green	Samuel Langlois	493	4.7	N/A
	Independent	Ibrahim Mohammed	336	3.2	N/A
Majority			29
Total valid votes			10463
Rejected ballots			21
Turnout			3,752	46.07%

Central and Western District, Hong Kong

Central & Western District Council Election, 2019: Mid Levels East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Ng Siu-hong	2,672	57.28	+6.38
	DAB	Samuel Mok Kam-sum	1,993	42.72
Majority			679	14.56
Turnout			4,685	69.84
	Democratic hold		Swing

Central & Western District Council Election, 2015: Mid Levels East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Ng Siu-hong	1,521	50.9	+3.3
	Independent	Jackie Cheung Yick-hung	1,466	49.1	–8.9
Majority			55	1.8	–17.6
Turnout			3,013	45.5
	Democratic gain from Independent		Swing	+6.1

Personal life

Ng is married with two children. The family is Catholic.