Former Hong Kong deputy to NPC Ng Hong-ming dies at 100
Ng Hong-ming, a former Hong Kong deputy to the National People's Congress and ex-principal of Pui Kiu Middle School, has died at age 100. He was hailed as a model of patriotism and dedication to education in Hong Kong.
Ng Hong-ming, a former Hong Kong deputy to the National People's Congress (NPC) and past principal of Pui Kiu Middle School, has died at the age of 100.
Leung Chun-ying, vice-chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and former chief executive of Hong Kong, said on social media that he "mourns the passing of Principal Ng Hong-ming with deep sorrow".
Maria Tam Wai-chu, former deputy director of the Basic Law Committee, said in response to enquiries that Ng was a model of patriotism and love for Hong Kong, full of righteousness and vitality. She said he nurtured many talents in Hong Kong and that "Ng will forever live in the history of Pui Kiu and Hong Kong".
Ng was born in 1926 in Shantou, Guangdong province. He graduated from National Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou in 1947, then went to Hong Kong to teach at Pui Kiu Middle School. He became the school's principal in 1958, served as its supervisor from 1985, and became chairman of its board of directors in 1997.
In 1975, Ng took part in the founding of the Hong Kong Federation of Education Workers and served as its founding chairman. He was appointed a member of the NPC Standing Committee's Basic Law Committee and served for a long period as a Hong Kong deputy to the NPC, including as head of the Hong Kong delegation and a member of the presidium of the NPC Standing Committee.