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Matthew Cheung

張建宗　/　ましゅー・ちゃん

American justice of the peace

November 20, 1950 (age 75)　・　British Hong Kong, United States

justice of the peace
politician

My Take

Matthew Cheung commands my respect as a career civil servant of the unglamorous, essential kind. Born in 1950 in British Hong Kong and educated at the University of Hong Kong, he spent a decade as Secretary for Labour and Welfare before rising to Chief Secretary for Administration, earning the Grand Bauhinia Medal along the way. Labour and welfare is thankless terrain, far from the spotlight yet woven directly into ordinary lives. To have shouldered that brief through Hong Kong's turbulent decades takes a particular durability. I tend to admire the steady administrators who keep a city functioning more than the louder political stars.

Overview

Matthew Cheung Kin-chung (Chinese: 張建宗; born 20 November 1950) is a former Hong Kong politician who served as Chief Secretary for Administration from 2017 to 2021. Cheung previously served as the Secretary for Labour and Welfare for ten years. He was awarded the Grand Bauhinia Medal (GBM) by the Hong Kong SAR Government in 2017.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Matthew Cheung
Name (Japanese): 張建宗
Reading: ましゅー・ちゃん
Born: November 20, 1950 (age 75)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Scorpio / Tiger
Origin: British Hong Kong, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: justice of the peace / politician

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: University of Hong Kong

Awards & achievements

Gold Bauhinia Star

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%BC%B5%E5%BB%BA%E5%AE%97

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