Professor Anthony B. L. Cheung, GBS, BBS, JP, Chair Professor and Advisor in Public Administration, EdUHK Professor Anthony B. L. Cheung, GBS, BBS, JP was the Secretary for Transport and Housing of the Hong Kong SAR Government from July 2012 to June 2017 and, in that capacity, also Chairman of the Hong Kong Housing Authority, Chairman of the Hong Kong Maritime and Port Board, and Chairman of the Hong Kong Logistics Development Council. Before that Professor Cheung was the President of the Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK, then known as Hong Kong Institute of Education) (2008-2012). He laid the foundation for the Institute’s retitling as university by championing an “Education-plus” vision. He re-joined the Education University in 2018 as Research Chair Professor of Public Administration and has since February 2023 been Chair Professor and Advisor in Public Administration. He is also an Adjunct Professor of the Division of Public Policy at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Professor Cheung graduated from The University of Hong Kong in 1974 with a BSocSc (Hon) degree in Sociology and Economics. He later obtained a MSc degree in Public Sector Management from the University of Aston, UK, and PhD degree in Government from the London School of Economics and Political Science, UK. He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Science by Aston University in 2016 and an Honorary Doctorate of Education by EdUHK in 2017. Before joining academia, Professor Cheung had served in the Hong Kong civil service, working in various departments including the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC). In 1986, he joined the City University of Hong Kong, where he subsequently became Professor and Head of the Department of Public and Social Administration. He co-founded the Asian Association of Public Administration (AAPA) in 2010 and served as its President in 2012. Professor Cheung’s research has focused on governance, public administration, administrative and civil service reform, and public policy. He has published 17 authored/edited books and 118 refereed journal articles and book chapters and has delivered numerous keynote presentations and conference papers. He is ranked among the top 0.5% of all scholars worldwide by ScholarGPS in 2024. Professor Cheung has been active in public affairs. Among his many public service roles, he was a Member of the Legislative Council (1995-97); Non-Official Member of the Executive Council (2005-2012); Chairman of the Hong Kong Consumer Council (2007-2012); Chairman of the Pay Trend Survey Committee (2007); Member of the Consultative Committee on the New Airport and Related Projects (1991-98); Member of the Task Force on Review of Civil Service Salaries and Conditions (2002); and Member of the ICAC Operations Review Committee (2005-07). Since stepping down from ministerial office in 2017, Professor Cheung had served as Chairman of the Committee on Self-financing Post-secondary Education and Member of both the Education Commission and University Grants Committee from November 2017 to November 2023. During 2017-2018, he chaired a government task force to review self-financing post-secondary education.
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