CHEUNG Bing Leung, Anthony 張炳良

Professor Anthony Cheung is currently the Research Chair Professor of Public Administration at The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK). From 2008 to 2012, Professor Cheung was President of The Hong Kong Institute of Education (HKIEd), the predecessor of EdUHK. Professor Cheung was Secretary for Transport and Housing and Chairman of the Housing Authority from July 2012 to June 2017. He is also Visiting Professor at the Institute for Public Policy, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

Professor Cheung graduated from The University of Hong Kong in 1974 with a Bachelor degree with honours in Sociology and Economics. He later obtained a MSc in Public Sector Management with credit from the University of Aston, the UK, and PhD in Government from the London School of Economics and Political Science, the UK. He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Science by Aston University in 2016 and an Honorary Doctorate of Education by EdUHK in 2017.

Professor Cheung joined the civil service in the 1970s. In 1986, he commenced his academic career in the Department of Public and Social Administration of City University of Hong Kong (then City Polytechnic of Hong Kong), where he subsequently became Professor and Head of Department.

Professor Cheung’s research focused on governance and public administration, producing over 100 journal articles and book chapters, as well as over 10 authored/edited books. He co-founded the Asian Association of Public Administration in 2010 and had been its president.

Professor Cheung has been active in community and public service, having held major positions including: Non-Official Member of the Executive Council (2005-2012); Chairman of the Consumer Council (2007-2012); Chairman of the Pay Trend Survey Committee (2007); Board member of Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation (2007-17); and Member of the Legislative Council and Chairman of its Education Panel (1995-1997). Since November 2017 he has been appointed Chairman of the Committee on Self-financing Post-secondary Education, Member of the Education Commission and University Grants Committee. He has also chaired a government task force to review self-financing post-secondary education.

Governance studies; Asian administrative reforms; Civil service studies; Para-governmental organizations and Privatization; internationalization of higher education.

Professor Cheung has been active in community and public service, having held major positions including: Non-Official Member of the Executive Council (2005-2012); Chairman of the Consumer Council (2007-2012); Chairman of the Pay Trend Survey Committee (2007); Board member of Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation (2007-17); and Member of the Legislative Council and Chairman of its Education Panel (1995-1997).

He was appointed Secretary for Transport and Housing of the Hong Kong SAR Government from July 2012 to June 2017.

Since November 2017 he has been appointed Chairman of the Committee on Self-financing Post-secondary Education, Member of the Education Commission and University Grants Committee. He has also chaired a government task force to review self-financing post-secondary education.

Professor Cheung has been Justice of the Peace since 1999 and was awarded the Bronze Bauhinia Star (BBS)in 2001 and Gold Bauhinia Star (GBS) in 2009.