Derek Cheung

Biography

Derek Cheung is the fourth generation of the Chung Yee Chong family. His great-grandfather was Fujian She merchant Chung Yee Chong, his grandfather was Chung Kong Hoi, founder of Wah Ha Properties and known as "The King of Industrial Buildings", and his father is Chung Yan Wai, current executive director of Wah Ha Properties. He attended St. Paul's Co-educational Primary School and St. Paul's Co-educational School in his early years, then studied in the UK at Brambletye School and Bloxham School. He entered university at age 16 to study economics and graduated from the University of Southern California in 2012. In 2013, he transitioned from investment banking to the esports industry, founding Hong Kong Esports Limited. In 2018, he was named to Forbes Asia's 30 Under 30 list in the Consumer Technology category as a founder, with Forbes noting his focus on content creation, event production, and team management. Since 2017, he has served as a director of the Hong Kong Yan Chai Hospital Board. In July 2019, he launched a personal YouTube channel sharing thoughts on various topics, which has grown to over 140,000 subscribers. In February 2021, he had an online dispute with celebrity Lam Cho and held a press conference announcing the Cheung's Arena event in September 2021. In 2023, he had an online dispute with streamer Toyz and participated in a boxing match on July 5, defeating Toyz by TKO before a sold-out crowd of thousands. Following the Tai Po Wang Fu Yuen fire and concerns over bid-rigging, he announced the formation of the "Hong Kong Justice Alliance" on December 18, 2025, to assist building owners' corporations in managing property management companies.