Hilton Cheong-Leen

Hilton Cheong-Leen, CBE, JP (6 August 1922 – 4 January 2022) was a Hong Kong politician and businessman. He was an elected member of the Urban Council of Hong Kong for 34 years from 1957 to 1991. He was also the first Chinese chairman of the council from 1981 to 1986. From 1973 to 1979, he was appointed unofficial member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong. From 1985 to 1988.

Hilton Cheong-Leen CBE, JP
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Cheong-Leen in the 1960s
Member of the Legislative Council
In office 1 May 1973 – 31 August 1979
Appointed by	Sir Murray MacLehose
Preceded by	H. J. C. Browne
Succeeded by	Wong Po-yan
In office 1 October 1985 – 30 September 1988
Preceded by	New constituency
Succeeded by	Elsie Tu
Constituency	Urban Council
Chairman of the Urban Council
In office 1 April 1983 – 31 March 1986
Preceded by	A. de O. Sales
Succeeded by	H. M. G. Forsgate
Member of the Urban Council
In office 1 April 1957 – 31 March 1991
Preceded by	Woo Pak-chuen
Succeeded by	San Stephen Wong
Constituency	Wan Chai (1983–91)
Chairman of the Hong Kong Civic Association
In office 1968–2004
Preceded by	Woo Pak-chuen
Succeeded by	Lam Kwok-wah
Personal details
Born	(1922-08-06)6 August 1922 Georgetown, British Guiana (present-day Georgetown, Guyana)
Died	4 January 2022(2022-01-04) (aged 99) Hong Kong
Political party	Hong Kong Civic Association
Spouse(s)	Pauline Chow (m. 1945–1979) Nancy Gan (m. 1988)
Children	Reginald Cheong-Leen Susan Cheong-Leen Franklin Cheong-Leen Flora Cheong-Leen
Alma mater	Central High School La Salle College
Occupation	Businessman and politician
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Cheung-Lee died in Hong Kong on 4 January 2022, at the age of 99.