Education
The University of Hong Kong.
The University of Hong Kong.
After, Cheung obtained his bachelor"s degree of Social Science form the University of Hong Kong in 1973, he joined the Standard Chartered Bank and was sent to the London headquarters and European branches for a year. He resigned from the bank to studied law in London and returned to Hong Kong in 1981. He ran for the Sham Shui Po District Board in the 1985 District Board elections and has been held the office since.
In 1999, as the representative of the Urban Council in the legislature, Cheung resigned from the LegCo post to protest government"s decision of abolishing the two municipal councils.
He was member of the Urban Council and was elected to the Legislative Council of Hong Kong by all the Urban Councillors in 1998 LegCo election through the Urban Council constituency. Cheung was member of the Liberal Party but soon quit the party after its bad performance in the 1994 District Board elections, stating his disappointment to the party"s lack of commitment to the local development.