Henry Cheng

In this Chinese name, the family name is Cheng.

Henry Cheng Kar-shun, GBM, GBS (Chinese: 鄭家純; born 11 December 1946) is Hong Kong's billionaire property developer.

The Honourable Henry Cheng GBM GBS
Born	鄭家純 Cheng Kar-shun (1946-12-11) December 11, 1946 (age 77) Shunde, Guangdong, China
Alma mater	Ivey Business School (HBA, MBA)
Occupation	businessman
Children	6
Parent(s)	Cheng Yu-tung Chow Tsui-ying
Relatives	Cheng Ka-shing (brother) Amy Cheng (sister) Lai-ha (sister) Adrian Cheng (son) Sonia Cheng Brian Cheng Christopher Cheng Cheng Chak-wang and Cheng Chak-yin.

Henry Cheng
Traditional Chinese	鄭家純
Simplified Chinese	郑家纯
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhèng Jiāchún Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Zeng6 Gaa1seon4

Cheng is the elder son of Cheng Yu-tung, who founded Hong Kong-listed New World Development, of which Henry succeeded his father as chairman.^[1] Cheng is Chairman of NWS Holdings, New World China Land, and New World Department Store China. He is also a standing committee member of the Eleventh Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference.^[2][3]

In the 2012 Chief Executive election in Hong Kong, Cheng initially supported Henry Tang but switched to support the eventual winner, Leung Chun-ying. Leung's second Secretary for Development, Paul Chan, became embroiled in a property and credibility scandal, similar to the first, Mak Chai-kwong. Cheng was the first public figure to offer support.^[4]

Cheng has six children (from oldest to youngest): Adrian, Sonia, Brian, Christopher, Chak-Wang and Chak-yin.

In 2016, Henry Cheng donated RMB$300 million to China Internet Development Foundation to support cyber security training.^[5]

He was awarded the Grand Bauhinia Medal (GBM) by the Hong Kong SAR Government in 2017.^[6]

References

1. "Corporate | New World Development Company Limited Official Website". www.nwd.com.hk. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
2. New World Development Company Limited (Hong Kong Stock)^{[dead link]}
3. . Archived from the original on 2011-10-04. Retrieved 2010-08-02.
4. Tycoon backs Paul Chan in flats row, SCMP, 8 August 2012
5. Billionaire donates 300 mln yuan to cybersecurity training
6. "Appendix to the 2017 Honours List" (PDF). Hong Kong SAR Government. 1 July 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2020.

External links

• New World Development Dr. Henry Cheng

Order of precedence
Preceded by James Kerr Findlay Recipients of the Gold Bauhinia Star	Hong Kong order of precedence Recipients of the Gold Bauhinia Star	Succeeded by Martin Barrow Recipients of the Gold Bauhinia Star