Cheung Chi-kong, GBS, BBS, JP (born 1959 in

Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...

) is a Hong Kong

pro-establishment camp The pro-Beijing camp, pro-establishment camp or pro-China camp is a political alignment in Hong Kong which generally supports the policies of the Beijing central government and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) towards Hong Kong. The term " ...

politician and pundit. He is also a former non-official member of the

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. His writing and political views are known to be adhering strongly to the Chinese Communist Party.

Background

Cheung obtained his

Bachelor of Social Science The Bachelor of Social Science (BSocSc or BSocSci) is an undergraduate degree. It typically requires three to four years of study in the social sciences at an institution of higher education, primarily found in the Commonwealth of Nations. It c ...

and

Master of Business Administration A Master of Business Administration (MBA) is a professional degree focused on business administration. The core courses in an MBA program cover various areas of business administration; elective courses may allow further study in a particular ...

from

Chinese University of Hong Kong The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) is a public university, public research university in Sha Tin, New Territories, Hong Kong. Established in 1963 as a federation of three university college, collegesChung Chi College, New Asia Coll ...

. He is also the executive director of the

One Country Two Systems Research Institute The One Country Two Systems Research Institute (OCTS; Chinese:一國兩制研究中心) is a Hong Kong think tank founded in 1990 by a group of Pro-Beijing camp (Hong Kong), pro-Beijing politicians. It is registered in Hong Kong as a Private C ...

. In December 2016, Cheung Chi-kwong pointed out in

Ming Pao ''Ming Pao'' () is a Chinese-language newspaper published by Media Chinese International in Hong Kong. In the 1990s, ''Ming Pao'' established four overseas branches in North America; each provides independent reporting on local news and coll ...

's article ‘The Penumbra: The Political Wisdom of Lord Tsang Man-ching’ that ‘Hong Kong is by nature a special administrative region directly under the Central Government, and the Chief Executive is subject to the appointment and supervision of the Central Government, and must be accountable to the Central Government. Therefore, the power of the Central Government to decide on the Chief Executive is beyond doubt’, indicating that the selection of the Chief Executive is preordained by the Central Government.

Honours

Bronze Bauhinia Star The Bronze Bauhinia Star (, BBS) is the lowest rank in Order of the Bauhinia Star, under the honours system of Hong Kong, created in 1997 to replace the British honours system In the United Kingdom and the British Overseas Territories, pers ...

in 2011 * Justice of the Peace in 2014 *

Gold Bauhinia Star The Gold Bauhinia Star (, GBS) is the highest rank in Order of the Bauhinia Star, under the Order (distinction), honours system of Hong Kong, created in 1997 to replace the British honours system after the Handover of Hong Kong, transfer of sovere ...

in 2017

References

Government officials of Hong Kong Living people 1959 births Recipients of the Bronze Bauhinia Star Recipients of the Gold Bauhinia Star Members of the 13th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Members of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference {{HongKong-gov-bio-stub