Edward Ho

Hong Kong politician

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Edward Ho Sing-tin

SBS OBE JP

何承天
Member of the Legislative Council
In office
1 October 1987 – 22 August 1991
Appointed by| Sir David Wilson
Constituency| Appointed
In office
9 October 1991 – 30 June 1997
Constituency| Architectural, Surveying and Planning
In office
21 December 1996 – 30 April 1998
Constituency| Provisional Legislative Council
In office
1 July 1998 – 30 June 2000
Constituency| Architectural, Surveying and Planning
Member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong
In office
1 November 1991 – 7 October 1992
Appointed by| Sir David Wilson
Personal details
Born|  (1938-12-02) 2 December 1938 (age 86)
Hong Kong
Nationality| Chinese
Political party| Liberal
Spouse| Eva Chia Ho
Residence| Hong Kong
Alma mater| University of Hong Kong (BArch)
Profession| Architect, politician

In this Hong Kong name, the surname is  Ho. In accordance with Hong Kong custom, the Western-style name is Edward Ho and the Chinese-style name is Ho Sing-tin.

Edward Ho Sing-tin (Chinese: 何承天), SBS, OBE, JP, FHKIA (born 1938) is a Hong Kong politician and architect.

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He has served as:[citation needed]

* Hong Kong Institute of Architects, President (1983–84)
* Board of Hong Kong Industrial Estates Corporation, Chairman (1992–2001)
* Accreditation Panel on the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (1988), member
* Hong Kong Basic Law Consultative Committee member (1985–89)
* Legislative Council member (1987–2000);
* Executive Council member (1991–92)

He is an independent non-executive director and member of the Board of the MTR Corporation (since 1991). He was a founding member of the Liberal Party of Hong Kong, and one of the longest-serving Legislative Council members. [citation needed]

He was appointed to the General Committee of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Society,[1] whose Chief Executive re-appointed Ho as Chairman of the General Committee of the HKPS from 1 November 2005 to 31 October 2006.

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1. ^ Appointments to the General Committee of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Society Limited, HK Govt Home Affairs Bureau, 27 September 2005

## External links

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* Member of the Legislative Council – Hon HO Sing-tin, Edward, SBS, JP
* LCSD website
* GLD website
* Growing with Hong Kong: the University and its graduates: the first 90 years; published by the University of Hong Kong, page 153

Legislative Council of Hong Kong

New constituency |  Member of Legislative Council
Representative for Architectural, Surveying and Planning
1991–1997  | Replaced by Provisional Legislative Council
New parliament |  Member of Provisional Legislative Council
1997–1998  | Replaced by Legislative Council
Member of Legislative Council
Representative for Architectural, Surveying and Planning
1998–2000  | Succeeded by

Lau Ping-cheung