Biography of President Jack Eng

updated February 2010

Jack Eng, the current President of the Hoy Sun Ning Yung Association, was elected the next President of the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association, who is always referred as the "Mayor of Chinatown". He will be installed on March 1, 2010.

According to Justin Yu, the current President of the CCBA, Jack Eng's victory was expected by everyone in the community. After the election, Mr. Eng stated that he would strive to strengthen the cooperation with different government officials and agencies, to improve the quality of life in the Chinatown community, especially the traffic and environmental problems.

Jack Eng originally came from the Toishan County of Canton, China. He graduated from the City University of New York and he was a professional accountant. He had served as the president of the Chinatown Republican Party, president and advisor of the Eng Suey Sun Association of U.S.A. He is now the president of the Hoy Sun Ning Yung Association of New York. He had also served as a Commissioner of Overseas Compatriot Affairs Commission (OCAC) of Republic of China, and he is currently a senior advisor of the OCAC.

The CCBA is a very significant organization among the oversea Chinese communities worldwide. It has always been supportive of the government of the Republic of China since 1911. The CCBA President is elected by its General Assembly from among two candidates nominated by the Hoy Sun Ning Yung Association and the Lin Sing Association. The term is for two years and the President's position alternates between candidates from the Hoy Sun Ning Yung Association and the Lin Sing Association. Jack Eng was the nominee of the Hoy Sun Ning Yung Association.

The CCBA General Assembly has 84 representatives, including: one representative from each of the 60 member organizations of CCBA, 16 individuals recommended by either the Hoy Sun Ning Yung Association and the Lin Sing Association, plus 8 representatives representing the businesses in Chinatown. Among the 84 representatives, 78 of them attended the election and voted, and elected Jack Eng as the next CCBA President.

Jack Eng also states that he would continue to help Chinese Americans to be melted into the main stream of the Americans. He will strictly follow the Three Principles of the People, which was introduced by Dr. Sun Yat-sen. He stated that he would focus on the problems in the Chinese community in New York, but he will maintain friendship with everyone.