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Hong Kong politician

Cheung Man-kwong
張文光
Cheung in 2017
President of the Hong Kong Professional Teachers' Union
In office
1990–2010
Preceded bySzeto Wah
Succeeded byFung Wai-wah
Member of Legislative Council of Hong Kong
In office
9 October 1991 – 30 June 1997
Preceded bySzeto Wah
Succeeded byReplaced by Provisional Legislative Council
ConstituencyTeaching/Education
In office
1 October 1998 – 30 September 2012
Preceded byNew parliament
Succeeded byIp Kin-yuen
ConstituencyEducation
Personal details
Born (1954-09-15) 15 September 1954 (age 70)
Hong Kong
NationalityHong Konger
Political partyDemocratic Party
SpouseHo Kwok-ching
Alma materChinese University of Hong Kong (BSocSc)

Cheung Man-kwong (Chinese: 張文光, born 15 September 1954) is a Hong Kong politician, who is a member of the Yuen Long District Council.

Background

Born in Hong Kong with family roots in Taishan, Cheung was a member of the Hong Kong Legislative Council representing the Education functional constituency. He is a member of Democratic Party and former chairman of Hong Kong Professional Teachers' Union. He obtained his bachelor's degree from the Economics department of the Chinese University of Hong Kong and is a registered teacher.

Views, policy positions and Legco voting

In June 2010, he voted with the party in favour of the government's 2012 constitutional reform package, which included the late amendment by the Democratic Party – accepted by the Beijing government – to hold a popular vote for five new District Council functional constituencies.

References

  1. "Cheung Man Kwong – Personal Data". Archived from the original on 9 December 2009. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
  2. Cheers and jeers for political reform vote, South China Morning Post, Gary Cheung, Albert Wong and Fanny WY Fung, 25 June 2010

External links

Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Preceded bySzeto Wah Member of Legislative Council
Representative for Teaching
1991–1995 		Succeeded byHimselfas Representative for Education
Preceded byHimselfas Representative for Teaching Member of Legislative Council
Representative for Education
1995–1997 		Replaced by Provisional Legislative Council
New parliament Member of Legislative Council
Representative for Education
1998–2012 		Succeeded byIp Kin-yuen
Educational offices
Preceded bySzeto Wah Chairman of HKPTU
1990–2010 		Succeeded byFung Wai-wah


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