Alan Hoo
| Alan Hoo Hong-ching | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 胡漢清 |
| Born |
5 October 1951 Hong Kong |
| Nationality | Hong Kong Chinese |
| Alma mater |
St. Paul's College London School of Economics |
| Political party | Liberal Party |
| Spouse(s) |
Flora Cheong-Leen (m. 1992; div. 1992) Yu Wai-man (m. 1999; div. 2008) Liz Kong (m. 2012) |
| Children | 3 |
Alan Hoo Hong-ching, SBS, SC, JP (Chinese: 胡漢清; born 5 October 1951) is a Hong Kong barrister and politician. He is the chairman of the Basic Law Institute, Hong Kong member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and vice-chairman of the Liberal Party.
Hoo was born in 1950 in Hong Kong and was educated at the St. Paul's College. He later studied law at London School of Economics and was called to the Bar in England in 1973 and in Hong Kong in 1975. He became Queen's Counsel in 1990.
He was a member of the 400-member Selection Committee which was responsible for electing the first Chief Executive in 1996. The Selection Committee was replaced by the Election Committee in which Hoo has been a member through the Legal subsector until he was defeated in 2006. He returned to the Election Committee through Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) subsector in 2011, in which he has been a Hong Kong delegate of the national advisory body. He was made Justice of the Peace in 2002 and was awarded Silver Bauhinia Star (SBS) in 2004.
Hoo had been the leading pro-Beijing voice in the legal sector. In 2010, he criticised the Civic Party and the League of Social Democrats launching the "Five Constituencies Referendum" movement to trigger a de facto referendum by resigning members of the Legislative Council from each constituency. He said the move challenged the Chinese sovereignty and urged the government to amend law to fill the loophole.
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