Please answer the following question: Facts: - native name lang: zh-hk - native name: - namedata: sir & d. w. pescod donald tsang henry tang yau shing-mu francis ho - caption: eva dgs -rrb- 150th anniversary gala dinner -lrb- 2010 -rrb- cheng at the diocesan girls ' school -lrb- - blankname: chief executive chief secretary undersecretary permanent secretary - successor: anthony cheung - predecessor: sarah transport and works -rrb- michael suen -lrb- as secretary for liao housing , planning and lands -rrb- -lrb- as secretary for the environment , - office: secretary for transport and housing - term end: 30 june 2012 - birth date: yes 1960 - term start: 1 july 2007 - name: eva cheng yu-wah - image: eva cheng.jpg - alma mater: diocesan b.a. -rrb- girls ' school university of hong kong -lrb- Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of eva cheng .
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eva cheng yu-wah , gbs jp -lrb- ; born 1960 , hong kong -rrb- was the secretary for transport and housing and the chairman of the hong kong housing authority in the hong kong government .she joined as a civil servant in the administrative service in 1983 .cheng has served in various bureaux and departments in the government , including deputy head of the central policy unit -lrb- 1996 -- 1998 -rrb- , deputy director of administration -lrb- 1997 -rrb- , deputy secretary for information technology and broadcasting -lrb- later renamed deputy secretary for commerce , industry and technology -rrb- -lrb- 1998 -- 2003 -rrb- , commissioner for tourism -lrb- 2003 -- 2006 -rrb- , and permanent secretary for economic development and labour -lrb- economic development -rrb- -lrb- 2006 -- 2007 -rrb- .