Zhang Junsheng, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Chinese engineer and politician
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Place of Birth: Changting County, Fujian, China
About Zhang Junsheng
- Zhang Junsheng (simplified Chinese: ???; traditional Chinese: ???; 1 July 1936 – 19 February 2018) was a Chinese optical engineer, politician, and academic administrator.
- He spent 25 years as an engineering professor at Zhejiang University and won two national science and technology awards, before entering politics and being sent to Hong Kong in 1985 to prepare for the British colony's return to China.
- During his tenure as Beijing's chief spokesman in Hong Kong, he fiercely clashed with Chris Patten, the last British governor in Hong Kong, over the latter's effort to implement political reforms over Beijing's objection.
- Their public dispute dominated news headlines in Hong Kong.
- After the transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong on 1 July 1997, Zhang returned to Zhejiang University to serve as its Party Secretary.
- He oversaw the school's merger with three other universities and used his Hong Kong connections to raise funds for the university.
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