Influential patriotic educator Ng Hon-mun dies aged 100

Ng Hon-mun, an influential pro-Beijing educator and long-serving Hong Kong deputy to the National People’s Congress who at one point called for its reform, has died at the age of 100.

City leader John Lee Ka-chiu offered his deepest sympathies to Ng’s family on Sunday, praising him for his lifelong devotion to the nation and his significant contributions to Hong Kong’s smooth return to the motherland.

“He dedicated his life to the cause of patriotic education, cultivating a large number of outstanding talents for the country and Hong Kong,” Lee said. “He was an outstanding educator with remarkable contributions.”

Former chief executive Leung Chun-ying, a vice-chairman of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, wrote earlier in a Facebook Post: “Deeply mourn Principal Ng Hon-mun.”