A Macau legal scholar and Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Macau. Educated in Macau, he specialises in civil law and the Macau legal system, helped draft Macau's Land Law, and serves as a member of the Macau Basic Law Committee of the National People's Congress — one of Macau's home-grown legal authorities.
From the law lecture hall at the University of Macau to the drafting table of the Land Law — Tong Io Cheng is a home-grown Macau legal authority.
Tong Io Cheng is a Macau legal scholar and Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Macau.
Profile
- Chinese Name: 唐曉晴
- English Name: Tong Io Cheng
- Born: 1972
- Domains: Academia · Law · Politics
- Subject type: Legal scholar · University law dean
Background
Tong Io Cheng was born in 1972, completed his legal education at the University of Macau and stayed on to teach. He specialises in civil law, property law and the Macau legal system — a home-grown Macau scholar who gave back to his home city.
Career
I. Dean of Law
Tong serves as Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Macau, advancing the territory's legal education and research, training local legal talent and contributing scholarship on Macau legal questions.
II. Building the legal system
In public affairs, Tong helped draft Macau's Land Law and was appointed a member of the Macau Basic Law Committee of the National People's Congress, contributing to the study of the Basic Law and to Macau's legal development.
Key Achievements
- Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Macau
- Helped draft Macau's Land Law
- Member of the NPC's Macau Basic Law Committee
- One of Macau's home-grown legal authorities
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