Rosanda Mok

Rosanda Mok Ka-han
莫嘉嫻
Chairman of the Hong Kong Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood
In office
23 January 2016  24 September 2016
Preceded by Bruce Liu
Constituency Sze Tak-loy
Member of the Kowloon City District Council
In office
1 January 2000  31 December 2015
Preceded by Luk Wai-kong
Succeeded by Terence Siu
Constituency Ma Tau Wai
Personal details
Born 1972 (age 4344)
British Hong Kong
Political party Hong Kong Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood
Alma mater Chinese University of Hong Kong
Occupation Politician

Rosanda Mok Ka-han (Chinese: 莫嘉嫻; born 1972) is a Hong Kong politician. She is currently the chairman of the pro-democracy pro-grassroots Hong Kong Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood (ADPL) and former member of the Kowloon City District Council for Ma Tau Wai.

She was born in 1972 and graduated from the Chinese University of Hong Kong with a master's degree in Sociology. She joined the Hong Kong Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood, a local-based pro-grassroots pro-democratic party and was first elected to the Kowloon City District Council through Ma Tau Wai in the 1999 District Council election and re-elected for three times until she was unseated by the pro-Beijing Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB) newcomer Terence Siu Tin-hung in the 2015 election with a narrow margin of 45 votes.

She has also hold public positions including the Buildings Appeal Tribunal Panel, the Gas Safety Appeal Board Panel, and the Obscene and Indecent Articles Panel of Adjudicators.[1]

On 23 January 2016, Mok was elected the first female chair of the ADPL, succeeding veteran Bruce Liu.[2]

On 5 September 2016, Mok has applied for the resign of the chairman post of ADPL because her party historically did not get any seat at geographical constituencies. [3]Finally her application was passed and she left the office at 24 September 2016.[4]

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Political offices
Preceded by
Luk Wai-kong
Member of the Kowloon City District Council
Representative for Ma Tau Wai
2000–2015
Succeeded by
Terence Siu
Party political offices
Preceded by
Bruce Liu
Chairman of the Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood
2016–present
Incumbent
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