André Cheong Weng Chon ([ɐ̃ˈdɾɛ ˈtʃɛɲ]; Chinese: 張永春; born September 1966) is the Secretary for Administration and Justice, the second most senior government official in Macau.[1]

André Cheong Weng Chon
張永春
Secretary for Administration and Justice
Assumed office
19 December 2019
Chief ExecutiveHo Iat-seng
Preceded bySonia Chan
Personal details
Born
Zhang Yongchun

September 1966 (age 58)
Beijing, China
NationalityPeople's Republic of China (Macau)
Political partyNon-partisan
ResidenceMacau
Alma materBeijing Foreign Studies University, University of Macau
Occupationcivil servant
Cheong Weng Chon
Traditional Chinese張永春
Simplified Chinese张永春
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhāng Yǒngchūn
IPA[ʈʂáŋ jʊ̀ŋ.ʈʂʰwə́n]
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingZoeng1 Wing5 Ceon1
IPA[tsœŋ˥ wɪŋ˩˧ tsʰɵn˥]

Early life

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Cheong Weng Chon was born in Beijing in 1966. He received a Bachelor of Arts in the Portuguese language from Beijing Foreign Studies University and a law degree from the University of Macau.

Career

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Cheong worked in Macau as an assistant to the Registrar and the Notary Public, as Registrar of the Real Estate Registry and as Director of the Judicial Affairs Bureau.[2][3] He later served as Director of the Legal Affairs Bureau from November 2000 to December 2014. He held the post of Commissioner Against Corruption from December 2014 to December 2019.[4]

Cheong served as President of the Legal Aid Commission, a member of the Public Administration Reform Consultation Committee and a member of the Law Reform Consultative Committee.[5] In 2019 he was appointed Secretary for Administration and Justice in Macau.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Chinese State Council Appoints Holders of Fifth Macau Government". Plataforma Media. Lusa. 1 December 2019. Archived from the original on 2020-01-13.
  2. ^ "China Monthly Data". The Institute. January 13, 2002 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Assembly, United Nations General (2000). "Official Records of the General Assembly". UN – via Google Books.
  4. ^ Macao Business Law Handbook. Vol. 2: Important Trade Laws and Regulations. Washington, DC.: International Business Publications. 2016. ISBN 9781577516491 – via Google Books.[self-published source]
  5. ^ "Cheong Weng Chon". Macao SAR Government Portal.
  6. ^ "Beijing Appoints 9 Top Government Officials, Chief Prosecutor". Macao News. December 2, 2019.
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Preceded by Secretary for Administration and Justice of Macau
2019–
Succeeded by
incumbent