Cheung Man-kwong explained

Cheung Man-kwong
Native Name Lang:zh-hk
Office:President of the Hong Kong Professional Teachers' Union
Predecessor:Szeto Wah
Term Start:1990
Term End:2010
Successor:Fung Wai-wah
Office1:Member of Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Predecessor1:Szeto Wah
Successor1:Replaced by Provisional Legislative Council
Term Start1:9 October 1991
Term End1:30 June 1997
Constituency1:Teaching/Education
Term Start2:1 October 1998
Term End2:30 September 2012
Predecessor2:New parliament
Successor2:Ip Kin-yuen
Constituency2:Education
Birth Date:15 September 1954
Birth Place:Hong Kong
Nationality:Hong Konger
Party:Democratic Party
Spouse:Ho Kwok-ching

Cheung Man-kwong (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.[1]

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.[2]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cheung Man Kwong – Personal Data . 14 March 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091209055336/http://www.cheungmankwong.org.hk/cmkeng/engframe.html . 9 December 2009 .
  2. Cheers and jeers for political reform vote, South China Morning Post, Gary Cheung, Albert Wong and Fanny WY Fung, 25 June 2010