Abraham Shek

{{Infobox MP

| honorific-prefix = The Honourable

| name = Abraham Shek

| native_name = {{nobold|石禮謙}}

| native_name_lang = zh-hk

| honorific-suffix = GBS JP

| image = Abraham Shek 20190515 (cropped).jpg

| caption = Shek in 2019

| office = Member of the Legislative Council

| majority =

| term_start = 1 October 2000

| term_end = 31 December 2021

| predecessor = Ronald Arculli

| successor = Loong Hon-biu

| constituency = Real Estate and Construction

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1945|6|24}}

| birth_place = Macau

| birth_name = Razack Ebrahim Abdul

| nationality =

| party = Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong
Professional Forum

| spouse = Lisa Har

| alma_mater = University of Sydney (BA, PGDE)

| occupation = Company Director

}}

{{Infobox Chinese

|order=ts

|t=石禮謙

|s=石礼谦

|j=sek6 lai5 him1

|p=Shí Lǐqiān

}}

Abraham Shek Lai-him GBS JP or Abraham Razack ({{zh|t=石禮謙|first=t}}; born Razack Ebrahim Abdul; 24 June 1945) is a former member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (Legco), representing the real estate and construction industry in a functional constituency seat. He is a member of the political grouping Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong in Legco. He graduated from the University of Sydney in Australia.{{Citation needed|date=November 2011}}

Razack is a businessman and former chief executive of the Land Development Corporation (now Urban Renewal Authority).[http://www.devb-plb.gov.hk/eng/press/1999/990422ae.htm Three Land Development Corporation members re-appointed] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071211202847/http://www.devb-plb.gov.hk/eng/press/1999/990422ae.htm |date=11 December 2007 }} He is a director of numerous large corporates, including China Resources Cement Holdings Ltd.{{cite web|url=https://webb-site.com/dbpub/positions.asp?p=11600|title=Webb-site Who's Who Database|website=Webb-site|access-date=2 November 2019}}

Political stance

Long a staunch pro-Beijing supporter of the Hong Kong Government, Shek surprised observers in October 2019 by siding with protestors in calling for an independent inquiry into police suppression of the then widespread pro-democracy protests, and in criticising the government's failure to recognise the need to address community concerns, particularly those among youth.{{cite news|publisher=Hong Kong Free Press|title=Hong Kong gov't should form independent probe into police conduct at protests, says pro-Beijing lawmaker Abraham Shek|url=https://www.hongkongfp.com/2019/10/30/hong-kong-govt-form-independent-probe-police-conduct-protests-says-pro-beijing-lawmaker-abraham-shek/|date=30 October 2019}}

In March 2021, after FTU president Stanley Ng said that the government had allowed a "property hegemony" to allow developers to benefit greatly from increased property prices, Shek defended developers and said such "Cultural Revolution-style" criticism of developers would not fix the housing issues.{{Cite web|title=Scathing criticism of Hong Kong developers by union heavyweight akin to Cultural Revolution: lawmaker|url=https://hk.appledaily.com/news/20210325/AQ7ALGT2HZCOPNLOXCNUBLRHZ4/|access-date=2021-03-26|website=Apple Daily 蘋果日報|language=zh-hk}}{{Dead link|date=June 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

In April 2021, Shek opposed a bill that would introduce a vacancy tax on new units that were built but not sold after 12 months, a tax that would punish developers for leaving empty units unsold or unlet.{{Cite web|date=2021-04-15|title=Developers, analysts warn against trying to solve housing crisis with vacancy tax|url=https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3129724/hong-kong-developers-analysts-warn-against-government|access-date=2021-04-19|website=South China Morning Post}}