Horace Cheung

The Honourable
Cheung Kwok-kwan
JP
張國鈞
Member of the Legislative Council
Assumed office
1 October 2016
Preceded by Christopher Chung
Constituency Hong Kong Island
Vice-Chairman of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong
Assumed office
24 April 2011
Chairman Tam Yiu-chung
Starry Lee
Preceded by Carson Wen
Member of the Central and Western District Council
Assumed office
1 January 2011
Preceded by Chan Tak-chor
Constituency Sai Wan
Personal details
Born

1974 (age 41–42)


Hong Kong

Political party Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB)
Residence North Point, Hong Kong
Alma mater TWGH Yau Tze Tin Memorial College
City University of Hong Kong
Occupation Solicitor
Politician

Horace Cheung Kwok-kwan, JP (Chinese: 張國鈞, born 1974[1]) is a Hong Kong solicitor and politician and the current vice-chairman of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB), the largest pro-Beijing party in Hong Kong. He was elected to Legislative Council of Hong Kong in 2016 through the Hong Kong Island constituency.

Career

Cheung graduated from the City University of Hong Kong with a master's degree with law and is a partner of Cheung & Liu solicitor firm. He joined the DAB in 2000 and worked closely with the then party chairman Ma Lik as the vice-chairman of the Wan Chai branch, party of Ma's Hong Kong Island constituency. He took in charge of the party's 800-member youth wing when it was created in 2004. With his young age with professional background, Cheung is a high-flier in the party.[1] In 2011, he became the vice-chairman of the DAB.

He contested in the 2003 District Council elections in Stubbs Road but was defeated. In the 2004 Legislative Council elections, he was placed in the DAB list behind Ma Lik and Choy So-yuk and was not elected. In 2008 Legislative Council elections, he was placed the fourth behind Tsang Yok-sing, Choy So-yuk and Christopher Chung and did not get elected. In 2011 District Council elections, he won a seat in Sai Wan constituency in the Central and Western District Council by 24 votes against a Democratic Party candidate. He was elected to the Election Committee in the Election Committee sub-sector elections through the Urban District Councils Sub-sector in 2011.

He has been appointed to various public positions including membership on the Administrative Appeals Board, Buildings Appeal Tribunal Panel, Central Policy Unit, Estate Agents Authority, Long Term Housing Strategy Steering Committee, Standing Committee on Disciplined Services Salaries and Conditions of Service and Steering Committee on the regulation of the sale of first-hand residential properties by legislation. He is member of the Disciplinary and Investigate Panels of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA).

He was elected to Legislative Council of Hong Kong in 2016 through the Hong Kong Island constituency.

References

  1. 1 2 Hung, Denise (2 December 2006). "THE DAB: Horace Cheung, Starry Lee". South China Morning Post.
Party political offices
New creation Chairman of Young Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong
2004–2009 		Succeeded by
Holden Chow
Preceded by
Carson Wen		 Vice Chairman of Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong
2011–present 		Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by
Chan Tak-chor		 Member of Central and Western District Council
Representative for Sai Wan
2011–present 		Incumbent
Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Preceded by
Christopher Chung		 Member of Legislative Council
Representative for Hong Kong Island
2016–present 		Incumbent
Order of precedence
Preceded by
Tanya Chan
Member of the Legislative Council		 Hong Kong order of precedence
Member of the Legislative Council 		Succeeded by
Hui Chi-fung
Member of the Legislative Council
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