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| Anthony Cheung | |
|---|---|
| Name | Anthony Cheung |
| Native name | 張炳良 |
| Birth date | 1952 |
| Birth place | Hong Kong |
| Occupation | Academic, politician, public servant |
| Alma mater | University of Hong Kong, University of Oxford |
| Offices | Secretary for Transport and Housing (2012–2017) |
Anthony Cheung
Anthony Cheung Bik-lee (born 1952) is a Hong Kong academic, civil servant and politician who served as Secretary for Transport and Housing in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government from 2012 to 2017. He has held senior posts in higher education and public administration and been associated with institutions across Hong Kong, the United Kingdom and the People's Republic of China. His career spans teaching, policy advising, regulatory roles and public service leadership.
Cheung was born in Hong Kong in 1952 and educated locally before attending the University of Hong Kong where he studied social sciences. He later read for postgraduate degrees at the University of Oxford, receiving advanced training in political science and public administration. During his student years he engaged with student associations at The Chinese University of Hong Kong and had early exposure to public policy debates linked to the Sino-British Joint Declaration and public administration in British Hong Kong.
Cheung began his academic career as a lecturer at the City University of Hong Kong and later served on the faculty of the University of Hong Kong where he taught courses in public administration, public policy and political science. He held visiting appointments at the London School of Economics and the University of Cambridge, collaborating with scholars from the Australian National University and the National University of Singapore. His research addressed public sector reform, civil service management and urban policy, producing analyses cited in studies on administrative reform in Macau and the People's Republic of China.
He served in academic administration as dean and department head, interacting with international accreditation bodies and funding agencies such as the Research Grants Council and the Economic and Social Research Council. Cheung contributed to comparative governance projects with colleagues from the Harvard Kennedy School and the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, and he participated in policy forums hosted by the World Bank and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Cheung transitioned from academia to public service, taking advisory roles in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region administration. He was appointed to the Executive Council of Hong Kong in a policy capacity and served on statutory bodies including the Transport Advisory Committee and panels reporting to the Legislative Council of Hong Kong. His advisory work linked to urban planning issues addressed by the Hong Kong Planning Department and housing concerns associated with the Hong Kong Housing Authority.
He engaged with civic groups such as the Hong Kong Professional Teachers' Union and the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce while consulting for international organisations including the Asian Development Bank and the United Nations Development Programme. Cheung's policy stances were informed by comparative studies involving administrations in Taiwan and Singapore and by dialogues with officials from the Ministry of Transport of the People's Republic of China and the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development.
Appointed Secretary for Transport and Housing in 2012, Cheung oversaw policy on public transport, infrastructure and public housing during a period of intense debate over land supply and urban renewal linked to the 2014 Occupy Central movement and wider housing protests. He managed relations with agencies including the MTR Corporation, the Hong Kong Airport Authority and the Civil Aviation Department while working alongside colleagues in the Transport and Housing Bureau and coordinating with the Development Bureau.
Cheung advanced initiatives on public housing construction, transport network expansion and regulatory reform affecting the Public Transport Operators and property developers such as Sun Hung Kai Properties and Hang Lung Properties. His tenure involved complex negotiations over projects like the MTR South Island Line and controversies surrounding urban redevelopment in districts including Kowloon and the New Territories. He navigated disputes that reached the Legislative Council of Hong Kong and engaged with legal challenges filed in the High Court of Hong Kong.
After leaving the government in 2017, Cheung returned to academic and advisory roles, accepting fellowships and visiting professorships at institutions including the University of Oxford, Tsinghua University and the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He joined corporate and nonprofit boards advising on infrastructure, transport policy and housing finance, collaborating with firms such as CLP Group and think tanks like the Hong Kong Policy Research Institute.
Cheung continued participating in international conferences hosted by the International Transport Forum and the Asia Pacific Urban Forum, contributing to comparative policy studies on urbanisation that referenced experiences from Shanghai, Seoul and Tokyo. He served on review panels examining public-sector reform for provincial governments in the People's Republic of China and provided consultancy for multilateral agencies including the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank.
Cheung is married and has family ties in Hong Kong; he has participated in community organisations such as the Hong Kong Jockey Club charity initiatives and local educational committees connected to the Education Bureau. He has been recognised with accolades from civic and academic bodies, receiving awards and honorary fellowships from institutions including the University of Hong Kong alumni association and professional organisations in the fields of public administration and urban planning. He has delivered keynote addresses at ceremonies hosted by the Hong Kong Institute of Planners and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.
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