Matthew Cheung
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The Honourable Matthew Cheung GBS, JP |
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| 張建宗 | |
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| Chief Secretary for Administration | |
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Assumed office 16 January 2017 |
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| Chief Executive | Leung Chun-ying |
| Preceded by | Carrie Lam |
| Secretary for Labour and Welfare | |
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In office 1 July 2007 – 16 January 2017 |
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| Preceded by |
York Chow (Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food) Stephen Ip (Secretary for Economic Development and Labour) |
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| Born | November 1951 (age 65) Hong Kong |
| Nationality | Hong Kong Chinese |
| Alma mater | University of Hong Kong |
Matthew Cheung Kin-chung, GBS, JP (Chinese: 張建宗; born 1951) is a Hong Kong government official. He is the current Chief Secretary for Administration and served as the Secretary for Labour and Welfare.
Cheung was born in Hong Kong in 1951. He was educated at the University of Hong Kong and joined the Hong Kong government after graduation in 1972 as an Information Officer. During the Vietnamese refugee crisis of the 1970s, he was responsible for arranging visits for foreign media to the refugee camps. He was transferred to the Administrative Service in September 1979 and has served in various bureaux and departments in the government.
During his earlier years of service, he served in Finance Branch, Home Affairs Department, City and New Territories Administration, Government House and Industry Department. As a directorate officer since 1986, Cheung served as District Officer of North District, Assistant Director-General of Trade, Administrative Assistant to the Financial Secretary, Deputy Judiciary Administrator, Deputy Head of Central Policy Unit.
He was promoted to Deputy Secretary for Education and Manpower (1996–1999), Commissioner for Labour (1999–2000), Director of Education (2000–2002), and Permanent Secretary for Economic Development and Labour (later known as Permanent Secretary for Economic Development/Commissioner for Labour; 2002–2007). He was promoted to Administrative Officer Staff Grade A1 in September 2004. Cheung was known for his hardworking style, having taken less than three weeks off in the five years leading up to his retirement in March 2007 as Permanent Secretary for Economic Development and Labour.
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