Horace Cheung
Pang Ka-ho | |
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Constituency | Sai Wan |
Personal details | |
Born | Hong Kong | 30 June 1974
Political party | Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB) (until 2022) |
Residence(s) | North Point, Hong Kong |
Alma mater | TWGH Yau Tze Tin Memorial College City University of Hong Kong |
Occupation | Solicitor Politician |
Horace Cheung | |
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Hanyu Pinyin | Zhāng Guójūn |
Yue: Cantonese | |
Yale Romanization | Jēung Gwok kwān |
Jyutping | Zoeng1 Gwok3 kwan1 |
Horace Cheung Kwok-kwan,
Career
Cheung graduated from the
He contested in the
He has been appointed to various public positions including membership on the Administrative Appeals Board, Buildings Appeal Tribunal Panel,
He was elected to Legislative Council of Hong Kong in 2016 through the Hong Kong Island constituency.
In April 2021, Cheung criticized the Hong Kong Bar Association, and said that the group had commented too often on political issues.[3]
On 18 June 2022, he resigned from the Legislative Council and the DAB to become the Deputy Secretary for Justice.[4]
In December 2022, Cheung said that asking the NPCSC to interpret Hong Kong's national security law is the "healthiest way" for the legal system to develop, after the government appealed to Beijing to block Jimmy Lai from using UK lawyer Tim Owen.[5]
In February 2023, after a trip to the Middle East, Cheung said that no government officials or business leaders asked him about the national security law, and said that those in the Middle East "are not easily swayed by inaccurate or incorrect information."[6]
Personal life
In September 2022, Cheung tested positive for COVID-19.[7]
References
- ^ a b Hung, Denise (2 December 2006). "THE DAB: Horace Cheung, Starry Lee". South China Morning Post.
- ^ "2019 District Councils Election – Election Results (Sha Tin)". Government of Hong Kong.
- ^ "Pro-government figures say legal sector's self-regulatory rights should be revoked if professional groups turn political | Apple Daily". Apple Daily 蘋果日報 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Archived from the original on 8 April 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ^ "Horace Cheung quits DAB before joining govt - RTHK". news.rthk.hk. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ^ "Hong Kong deputy minister backs request for national security law interpretation". South China Morning Post. 10 December 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
- ^ Lee, Peter (10 February 2023). "Middle East charm offensive 'fruitful' says Hong Kong's John Lee, as deputy justice sec. says no one asked about security law". Hong Kong Free Press HKFP. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
- ^ Standard, The. "Deputy justice minister Horace Cheung catches Covid". The Standard. Retrieved 2 September 2022.