8th January 2022 – (Hong Kong) Omicron has recently entered the Hong Kong community and the fifth wave of local epidemics broke out. Two preliminary confirmed cases attended a birthday party held by Witman Hung, a representative of the Hong Kong People’s Congress, on 3rd January. As a result, more than 80 guests sent to Penny’s Bay Quarantine Centre.
Kenneth Fok, eldest grandson of tycoon Henry Fok and eldest son of Timothy Fok posted on his Facebook to apologise for inconvenience cased by attending the birthday party during this critical time. He said that he arrived at 7.10pm on that day and after congratulating Witman Hung he left at 7.22pm. He did not remove his mask and he also used “LeaveHomeSafe” app.
He also updated his status today and said that received a negative test result last night, and he has been arranged to undergo quarantine at Penny’s Bay this morning. Since Joyce Yeung, the RTHK broadcaster who preliminarily tested positive has been re-classified as a false positive case, those who left the birthday party before 9.30pm will be arranged to leave Penny’s Bay Quarantine Centre. Kenneth Fok should be one of those who will be allowed to leave as he left at 7.22pm.
Fok is the vice president of the Fok Ying Tung Group, vice president of the Sports Federation & Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China and a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference.
Fok was born into the prominent pro-Beijing business family. His grandfather, Henry Fok, was a Hong Kong real estate developer, president of the Real Estate Developers Association of Hong Kong and Hong Kong Football Association, and was one of the first Hong Kong entrepreneur to invest in the mainland China in 1980s. He rose to become the vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC). His father, Timothy Fok, is also president of the Hong Kong Football Association and the Sports Federation & Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China, member of the CPPCC National Committee and former member of the Legislative Council for the Sports, Performing Arts, Culture and Publication functional constituency. His mother, Loletta Chu, was the winner of the 1977 Miss Hong Kong Pageant.