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Zhang Tianai’s father, Zhang Youxing, dies at the age of 99 as the first chairman of the Chinese Urban Council

2022-01-04T10:43:15.013Z


Zhang Youxing, the first chairman of the Chinese Urban Council and a former member of the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Citizens Association, passed away at home in the morning at the age of 99. The Chief Executive Carrie Lam expressed deep condolences to Zhang Youxing's death. Lam Cheng said: "Zhang


Zhang Youxing, the first chairman of the Chinese Urban Council and a former member of the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Citizens Association, passed away at home in the morning at the age of 99.

The Chief Executive Carrie Lam expressed deep condolences to Zhang Youxing's death.


Lam Cheng said: "Zhang Youxing has been actively involved in public affairs for a long time. He was a member of the Urban Council for more than 30 years in the last century. He was the first Chinese Chairman of the Urban Council and a member of the Legislative Council. He is highly respected by all walks of life. He is enthusiastic about social services and is particularly concerned about the development of local education. , Actively promote the construction of school buildings and the implementation of free education, and have also served the Hong Kong Federation of Early Childhood Education and Services for many years and contributed a lot."

She continued: "I am deeply saddened by the death of Zhang Youxing. On behalf of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, I would like to extend my deep condolences to his family."

Vigorously promote the development of education in the 1950s and successfully strive for 9 years of free education

Zhang Youxing was born in 1922. In 1945, he founded Zhang Lian Trading Company and served as the general manager. He joined the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce to engage in the import business, and then gradually expanded to enter Swiss watches. He is the permanent honorary president of the Hong Kong Watch Manufacturers Association.

Zhang Youxing is passionate about education. In the 1950s, he vigorously promoted the construction of standard school buildings, and also promoted the government to introduce free primary education. In 1978, he successfully urged the government to implement 9-year free education. Since the establishment of the Hong Kong Federation of Early Childhood Education and Services in 1982, Zhang Youxing has He is the permanent honorary adviser of the Federation and once served as the chairman of the board of directors. He resigned in June 2012. At that time, the Youth League stated that Zhang Youxing was almost 100 years old, although he was weak but sober.

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In 1954, he established the Hong Kong Citizens Association, an early political organization in Hong Kong. He became a Justice of the Peace in 1964 and served as a member of the Legislative Council from 1973 to 1979 and from 1985 to 1988. He was the first unofficial member of the Legislative Council.

Zhang Youxing became the Deputy Chairman of the Urban Council in 1957 and the Chairman of the Urban Council from 1981 to 1986. He was the first Chinese to hold this position and served in the Urban Council for 34 years. He is the longest-term elected public official in Hong Kong's history.

Zhang Youxing's daughter is Zhang Tianai, a well-known fashion designer.

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Source: hk1

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