Benton Cheung Yan-lung,

CBE The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...

OStJ The Order of St John, short for Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem (french: l'ordre très vénérable de l'Hôpital de Saint-Jean de Jérusalem) and also known as St John International, is a British royal order of c ...

, JP (18 April 1922 – 19 September 2021) was a Hong Kong businessman and politician with

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rural background. He was a member of the

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from 1981 to 1991 and chairman of the

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and New Territories

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Biography

Cheung was born on 18 April 1922 in a

village in the North District nearby the Hong Kong–China border to his father Cheung Chi-hang and his wife Choi Siu-tai. Having graduated from the

La Salle College La Salle College (LSC) (, Demonym: Lasallian) is a boys' secondary school in Hong Kong. It was established in 1932 by the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, a Roman Catholic religious teaching order founded by St. John Bapti ...

and with a degree in economics from the University of Dr. Sun Yat-sen in

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, Cheung worked in his father's business in Hong Kong. In 1964, he was selected by the

rural committee Rural committee () is a body representing the welfare of indigenous residents in the New Territories of Hong Kong. The chairman of each rural committee is the representative in the Heung Yee Kuk, and is ''ex officio'' member of a district coun ...

s as the 16th chairman of the

, representing the indigenous inhabitants. He was also chairman of the North District Community Centre and Town Hall Management Committee. Cheung was appointed to the

in 1981. In 1985, he became the chairman of the Regional Council (Provisional Regional Council up to 1986) which he held the position until 1995. He was also member of the

North District Board The North District Council () is one of the 18 Hong Kong district councils and represents the North District. It is one of 18 such councils. Consisting of 22 members, the district council is drawn from 18 constituencies, which elect 18 members, ...

. He held other public positions including member of North District Social Services Committee, St. John Council,

Hong Kong Housing Authority The Hong Kong Housing Authority (HA) is the main provider of public housing in Hong Kong. It was established in April 1973 under the Housing Ordinance and is an agency of the Government of Hong Kong. In the same year, the Resettlement Departm ...

and Fireworks Displays Vetting Committee. He was also director of the Hong Kong Future Exchange and

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. He had three wives, the first being Angela Liu Fung-wo, while the second was Dolly Chan Shuk-ching, and the third was Hui Yuk-kau, with them he had 16 children. His ninth son,

Alexander Fu Alexander Fu Sheng () (born Cheung Fu-sheng (); 20 October 1954 – 7 July 1983), also known as Fu Sheng was a Hong Kong martial arts film star in the 1970s. Life and career Born Cheung Fu-sheng in British Hong Kong in 20 October 1954. He w ...

(birth name Cheung Fu-sheng) was a famous kungfu movie star. Cheung died on 19 September 2021, at the age of 99.01消息：新界鄉議局前主席張人龍逝世終年103歲　龍琛路以其命名
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cheung, Yan-lung 1922 births 2021 deaths Members of the Regional Council of Hong Kong District councillors of North District Heung Yee Kuk Indigenous inhabitants of the New Territories in Hong Kong Progressive Hong Kong Society politicians HK LegCo Members 1985–1988 HK LegCo Members 1988–1991 Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Officers of the Order of St John Hong Kong Affairs Advisors Members of the Selection Committee of Hong Kong