Horace Cheung Kwok-kwan, JP (, born 30 June 1974) is a Hong Kong solicitor and politician and the former vice-chairman of the

Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong The Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB) is a pro-Beijing conservative political party in Hong Kong. Chaired by Starry Lee and holding 13 Legislative Council seats, it is currently the largest party in the ...

(DAB), the largest pro-Beijing party in Hong Kong. He was elected to

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in 2016 through the

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constituency, and re-elected in 2021 through the

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constituency. He is the current Deputy Secretary for Justice.

Career

Cheung graduated from the

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with a bachelor degree in law and is a partner of Cheung & Yeung solicitors. He joined the DAB in 2000 and worked closely with the then party chairman

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as the vice-chairman of the

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branch, party of Ma's Hong Kong Island constituency. He took in charge of the party's 800-member youth wing when it was created in 2004. With his young age with professional background, Cheung is a high-flier in the party. In 2011, he became the vice-chairman of the DAB. He contested in the 2003 District Council elections in

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but was defeated. In the 2004 Legislative Council elections, he was placed in the DAB list behind Ma Lik and Choy So-yuk and was not elected. In 2008 Legislative Council elections, he was placed the fourth behind

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, Choy So-yuk and

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and did not get elected. In 2011 District Council elections, he won a seat in Sai Wan constituency in the

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by 24 votes against a Democratic Party candidate. He was elected to the

in the Election Committee sub-sector elections through the Urban District Councils Sub-sector in 2011. He lost his seat in the 2019 District Council elections. He has been appointed to various public positions including membership on the Administrative Appeals Board, Buildings Appeal Tribunal Panel,

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, Estate Agents Authority, Long Term housing Strategy Steering Committee, Standing Committee on Disciplined Services Salaries and Conditions of Service and Steering Committee on the regulation of the sale of first-hand residential properties by legislation. He is member of the Disciplinary and Investigate Panels of the

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(HKICPA). He was elected to

in 2016 through the

constituency. In April 2021, Cheung criticized the

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, and said that the group had commented too often on political issues. On 18 June 2022, he resigned from the Legislative Council and the DAB to become the Deputy Secretary for Justice. In December 2022, Cheung said that asking the

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to interpret Hong Kong's national security law is the "healthiest way" for the legal system to develop, after the government appealed to Beijing to block

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from using UK lawyer

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Personal life

In September 2022, Cheung tested positive for COVID-19.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cheung, Horace 1974 births Living people Hong Kong people of Hakka descent People from Huiyang Alumni of the City University of Hong Kong District councillors of Central and Western District Solicitors of Hong Kong Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong politicians Members of the Election Committee of Hong Kong, 2012–2017 Members of the Election Committee of Hong Kong, 2021–2026 HK LegCo Members 2016–2021 HK LegCo Members 2022–2025 Hong Kong pro-Beijing politicians Members of the Executive Council of Hong Kong