Hilton Cheong-Leen

Hilton Cheong-Leen, CBE, JP (6 August 1922 – 4 January 2022) was a Hong Kong politician and businessman.[1] He was an elected member of the Urban Council of Hong Kong for 34 years from 1957 to 1991.[2] He was also the first Chinese chairman of the council from 1981 to 1986. From 1973 to 1979, he was appointed unofficial member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong. From 1985 to 1988.[3]

Hilton Cheong-Leen

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Cheong-Leen in the 1960s
Member of the Legislative Council
In office
1 May 1973 – 31 August 1979
Appointed bySir Murray MacLehose
Preceded byH. J. C. Browne
Succeeded byWong Po-yan
In office
1 October 1985 – 30 September 1988
Preceded byNew constituency
Succeeded byElsie Tu
ConstituencyUrban Council
Chairman of the Urban Council
In office
1 April 1983 – 31 March 1986
Preceded byA. de O. Sales
Succeeded byH. M. G. Forsgate
Member of the Urban Council
In office
1 April 1957 – 31 March 1991
Preceded byWoo Pak-chuen
Succeeded bySan Stephen Wong
ConstituencyWan Chai (1983–91)
Chairman of the Hong Kong Civic Association
In office
1968–2004
Preceded byWoo Pak-chuen
Succeeded byLam Kwok-wah
Personal details
Born(1922-08-06)6 August 1922
Georgetown, British Guiana (present-day Georgetown, Guyana)
Died4 January 2022(2022-01-04) (aged 99)
Hong Kong
Political partyHong Kong Civic Association
Spouse(s)
Pauline Chow (m. 1945–1979)

Nancy Gan (m. 1988)
ChildrenReginald Cheong-Leen
Susan Cheong-Leen
Franklin Cheong-Leen
Flora Cheong-Leen
Alma materCentral High School
La Salle College
OccupationBusinessman and politician
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Cheung-Lee died in Hong Kong on 4 January 2022, at the age of 99.[4]

References

  1. "Hilton Cheong-leen". South China Morning Post.
  2. "Page 16 | Supplement 49768, 16 June 1984 | London Gazette | The Gazette". www.thegazette.co.uk.
  3. "The ‘mayor of Hong Kong’ who changed way city’s young learn" (in en). South China Morning Post. 12 May 2019. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3009719/mayor-hong-kong-whose-fight-child-education-forever-changed. 
  4. Cheung, Gary (4 January 2022). Hilton Cheong-Leen, political stalwart known as the ‘mayor of Hong Kong’, dies aged 99. South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3162083/hilton-cheong-leen-political-stalwart-known-mayor-hong-kong. Retrieved 4 January 2022.