David Cheung Chi-kong, JP (21 July 1937 – 16 September 2013) was a Hong Kong educator and pastor and the former member of the

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. David Cheung studied in the

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, and

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(today's Baptist University). He continued his study in Education Administration at the

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. He was appointed to the Legislative Council by Governor David Wilson in 1988, since the

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was occupied by the grassroots educator

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, the elite had to be co-opted through the appointment system to balance its interest in the Legislative Council. David Cheung was the advocate of the mother-tongue education. The teaching language in the

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, where he was the principal of, was shifted from English to Cantonese Chinese in accordance of the recommendation of the Department of Education in 1987. He later resigned as he became aware of the difficulty in going against the stream. Cheung later moved to

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where he lived until his death.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cheung, David 1937 births 2013 deaths Hong Kong educators Hong Kong Christian clergy Hong Kong Presbyterians Alumni of Hong Kong Baptist University University of Kansas alumni HK LegCo Members 1988–1991