Council on 1 July 2017. Cheung voted against paternity leave when it was introduced to the Employment Ordinance in 2015. In 2018, he opposed the Hong Kong government proposal to increase statutory paternity leave from three days to five, claiming the benefit itself should not even exist, as demands for more would be "never-ending". Cheung said that "back in the 1980s" there was no legally mandated paternal leave, but many companies would still grant "white days" for funerals and "red days" for auspicious events such as births and marriages without the need for "inflexible" labour laws requiring them to do so. Cheung's remarks attracted a lot of criticism, including Ng Chau-pei of the pro-Beijing Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions described Cheung as taking part in a "barbaric form of capitalism". Another Executive Councillor, New People's Party chairwoman Regina Ip agreed members should avoid publicly criticising the government. References External links Official site of Tommy Cheung 1949 births District councillors of Eastern District Living people Hong Kong Christians Hong Kong businesspeople Pepperdine University alumni Liberal Party (Hong Kong) politicians HK LegCo Members 2000–2004 HK LegCo Members 2004–2008 HK LegCo Members 2008–2012 HK LegCo Members 2012–2016 HK LegCo Members 2016–2021 HK LegCo Members 2022–2025 Hong Kong pro-Beijing politicians Hong Kong Basic Law Consultative Committee members Members of the Executive Council of Hong Kong Recipients of the Gold Bauhinia Star Recipients of the Silver Bauhinia Star