Cheung Man-kwong

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.

Cheung Man-kwong
張文光
Cheung in 2017
President of the Hong Kong Professional Teachers' Union
In office 1990–2010
Preceded by	Szeto Wah
Succeeded by	Fung Wai-wah
Member of Legislative Council of Hong Kong
In office 9 October 1991 – 30 June 1997
Preceded by	Szeto Wah
Succeeded by	Replaced by Provisional Legislative Council
Constituency	Teaching/Education
In office 1 October 1998 – 30 September 2012
Preceded by	New parliament
Succeeded by	Ip Kin-yuen
Constituency	Education
Personal details
Born	(1954-09-15) 15 September 1954 (age 70) Hong Kong
Nationality	Hong Konger
Political party	Democratic Party
Spouse	Ho Kwok-ching
Alma mater	Chinese University of Hong Kong (BSocSc)

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]