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| The Most Reverend Paul Kwong | |
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| Archbishop of Hong Kong Bishop of Hong Kong Island Bishop of Macau | |
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| Province | Province of Hong Kong |
| Diocese | Hong Kong Island |
| Elected | 3 February 2007 |
| Installed | 26 September 2007 |
| Predecessor | Peter Kwong |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1982 |
| Consecration | 2006 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1950 British Hong Kong |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Education | Lingnan College Church Divinity School of the Pacific University of Birmingham |
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| Traditional Chinese | 鄺保羅 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 邝保罗 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Paul Kwong (Chinese: 鄺保羅) is the incumbent Archbishop and Primate of Hong Kong, Bishop of Hong Kong Island and Bishop of Macau.
Biography
Paul Kwong was born to a Christian family in 1950. His father was a teacher and his great-grandfather, Kwong Yat-sau, was the first Chinese priest in the Diocese of Victoria. Kwong is a fourth-generation Anglican.
Kwong was first graduated from Lingnan College with a Bachelor of Arts in English Language degree in 1977. After graduation, he was admitted to Church Divinity School of the Pacific in 1979 to pursue studies in a Master of Theology degree, then graduated in 1982.
Kwong was ordained deacon in 1982 and priest in 1983. Upon the ordination, he was appointed curate of Holy Trinity Church in 1983. Three years later, Kwong was appointed vicar of St. Matthias' Church. He remained in that post until 1996. Kwong was then admitted to University of Birmingham to study a Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1996, then graduated in 2008.
Kwong was first elected and consecrated Bishop on 30 December 2005 and 25 March 2006 respectively. Following his consecration, Kwong became Coadjutor Bishop until his predecessor, Peter Kwong, left office on 31 December 2006. He was later installed Bishop on 15 January 2007. After being elected by the General Synod with a two-thirds majority on 3 February 2007, Paul Kwong was consecrated Archbishop on 26 September 2007.
Kwong was designated member of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, political advisory body of People's Republic of China, in 2013.
Kwong was elected chairperson of Anglican Consultative Council on 15 April 2016, replacing James Tengatenga, then-Bishop of Southern Malawi. He was then awarded Dean's Cross by Virginia Theological Seminary on 13 November 2016, making him the first non-American to receive the honour.
Political views
Paul Kwong has been known for his strong pro-Beijing stance in Hong Kong. During an interview with the reporters of Echo, official newspaper published by the Province, Kwong stated an universal suffrage would not be "a panacea", numerous social issues in Hong Kong would still exist even after implementation of an universal suffrage. He also voiced objection to advocation of civil disobedience as a means to strive for democracy in Hong Kong and express his reservation about Occupy Central movement in the same interview.
Controversy
Pro-Beijing homily
In a homily gave to the faithful in St. Paul's Church on 6 July 2014, Paul Kwong ridiculed the 511 protesters who were arrested during a sit-in protest following the annual July 1 rally, suggesting they should "bring along their Filipino maids to the march." He also criticized them lack of critical thinking ability and expressed his perplexity over why Hong Kong people "have to speak up so much" in that homily.
Kwong then quoted several verses in Book of Isaiah to support his claim that Jesus remained silent in the face of crucifixion, saying "Jesus remained silent in the face of Pilate. He was like a lamb awaiting slaughter." He further added, "ometimes we don't have to say anything. Silence is better than saying anything."
Kwong, besides, condemned some lawmakers for being "irrational and violent" when expressing opinion during meetings of the Legislative Council, saying "I do not believe Jesus would toss things around, like some lawmakers did in the Legislative Council, to voice out."
Kwong later mentioned a church member's opposition to the government's proposed developments in northeastern New Territories, quoting the church member's assertion that "Hong Kong has lost its autonomy". He rebutted the idea, expressing his disbelief that "mainlanders would be given all newly-built flats." Kwong further added, "Hong Kong's autonomy is partial autonomy, not full autonomy."
Kwong's comments soon sparked controversy among pan-democrats as well as church members. Emily Lau, then-chairwoman of the Democratic Party, criticized him for being too cynical, stating "e should not criticize those passionate students."
See also
References
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| Preceded byPeter Kwong | Bishop of Hong Kong Island 2007–present |
Incumbent |
| Archbishop of Hong Kong 2007–present | ||
| Primate of Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui 2007–present | ||
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| Preceded byVincent Piket Head of Office of the European Commission in Hong Kong |
Hong Kong order of precedence Archbishop of Hong Kong |
Succeeded bySik Chi Wai President of the Hong Kong Buddhist Association |
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