Matthew Cheung

Hong Kong politician

Matthew Cheung Kin-chung, GBM, GBS, JP (Chinese: 張建宗; born 20 November 1950) is a Hong Kong government official. He was the Chief Secretary for Administration from 2017 to 2021. He was the Secretary for Labour and Welfare from 2007 through 2017.[1]


Matthew Cheung

張建宗
Chief Secretary for Administration
In office
16 January 2017 – 25 June 2021
Chief ExecutiveLeung Chun-ying
Carrie Lam
Preceded byCarrie Lam
Succeeded byJohn Lee
Secretary for Labour and Welfare
In office
1 July 2007 – 16 January 2017
Preceded byYork Chow (Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food)
Stephen Ip (Secretary for Economic Development and Labour)
Succeeded byStephen Sui
Personal details
Born (1950-11-20) November 20, 1950 (age 73)
British Hong Kong
NationalityChinese
Alma materUniversity of Hong Kong

References change

  1. "New Chief Secretary Matthew Cheung's 45-year climb from information officer to minister". South China Morning Post. 16 January 2017.