Cheong Kuoc Vá

Cheong Kuoc Vá (traditional Chinese: 張國華; simplified Chinese: 张国华; pinyin: Zhāng Guóhuá; 1956-) was the first Secretary for Security in Macau Special Administrative Region from 1999 to 2014.

Cheong Kuoc Vá
張國華
Secretary for Security of Macau
In office 20 December 1999 – 20 December 2014
Preceded by	Manuel Morge as Secretary for Public Security of Macau
Succeeded by	Wong Sio Chak
Personal details
Born	1956 Portuguese Macau
Residence	Macau
Alma mater	Academy of the Macau Public Security Forces
Occupation	civil servant
Profession	policing

Biography

Born in Macau, Cheong joined the Public Security Police Force upon graduation from Yuet Wah College in 1975. He became a deputy police sergeant in 1982 and, in 1989, section chief of Immigration Affairs, Immigration Bureau.

He furthered his education from 1991 to 1993 with advanced courses from the Security Forces of Macau.

Government Positions

• Deputy Chief of Police Department, 1993-1994
• Head of the Special Police Division of the Special Police Forces, 1994-1996
• Deputy Chief of the Police, 1995-1997
• Chief of the Police, 1997-1999
• Deputy Director for the Affairs of the Macau Security Forces
• Director for the Affairs of the Macau Security Forces

References

• Information on the major officials and the Procurator-General of the MSAR

Preceded by Manuel Morge as Secretary for Public Security of Macau

Secretary for Public Security of Macau 1999-2014

Succeeded by Wong Sio Chak