Cheng Yiu-tong GBM, JP (Chinese: 鄭耀棠; born 14 October 1948 in Hong Kong) is a non-official member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong. He was appointed as the president of the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions in April 2000.[1] He is also the Hong Kong delegate to the National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China.
Cheng Yiu-tong | |
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鄭耀棠 | |
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| Non-official Member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong | |
| In office 1 July 2002 – 30 June 2017 | |
| President | Tung Chee Hwa Donald Tsang Leung Chun-ying |
| Succeeded by | Wong Kwok-kin |
| HK deputy to the NPC of the PRC | |
| Assumed office 17 March 2003 | |
| Congress | 10th National People's Congress 11th National People's Congress |
| Member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong | |
| In office 17 September 1995 – 30 June 1998 | |
| Constituency | Labour |
| Majority | 1995: 684 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 October 1948 British Hong Kong |
| Nationality | Chinese, Hong Kong |
| Political party | Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions |
| Alma mater | Raimondi College HKU SPACE Jinan University |
| Cheng Yiu-tong | |||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 鄭耀棠 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 郑耀棠 | ||||||||||
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On 1 July 2015, Cheng was awarded the Grand Bauhinia Medal (GBM), the highest honour of the SAR, in recognition of his contributions to the formulation of labour policies and promotion labour relations in Hong Kong with pragmatic and reasonable approach which helped maintaining the business-friendly environment, and also promoting charity and social services to disadvantaged group and enhancing cooperation with the Mainland.[2]
References
edit- ^ "鄭耀棠簡歷". Archived from the original on 3 February 2010. Retrieved 18 December 2009. Xinhuanet
- ^ "Appendix: The citations of the award recipients of the 2015 Honours List". Hong Kong Government. 1 July 2015.