Henry Cheng
Henry Cheng Kar-shun, GBM, GBS (Chinese: 鄭家純; born 11 December 1946) is a Hong Kong billionaire property developer.
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Born | 鄭家純 Cheng Kar-shun December 11, 1946 |
Alma mater | University of Western Ontario |
Occupation | businessman |
Net worth | US$20.7 billion (February 2020)[1] |
Children | 6 |
Parent(s) | Cheng Yu-tung Chow Tsui-ying |
Relatives | Cheng Ka-shing (brother) Amy Cheng (sister) Lai-ha (sister) Adrian Cheng Sonia Cheng Brian Cheng Christopher Cheng Cheng Chak-wang and Cheng Chak-yin. |
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Traditional Chinese | 鄭家純 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 郑家纯 | ||||||||||
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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.[2] 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.[3][4]
In the 2012 Chief Executive election in Hong Kong, Cheng initially supported Henry Tang but switched to support the eventual winner, Leung Chun-ying. When Leung's second Secretary for Development, Paul Chan, became embroiled in a property and credibility scandal (as had the first, Mak Chai-kwong), Cheng was the first public figure to offer support.[5]
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 (whose president is a former senior executive of Communist Party mouthpiece the People's Daily[6]) to "support cyber security training".[7]
He was awarded the Grand Bauhinia Medal (GBM) by the Hong Kong SAR Government in 2017.[8]
References
- "Henry Cheng".
- "Corporate | New World Development Company Limited Official Website". www.nwd.com.hk. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- New World Development Company Limited (Hong Kong Stock)
- "New World China Land Directors' Profile". Archived from the original on 2011-10-04. Retrieved 2010-08-02.
- Tycoon backs Paul Chan in flats row, SCMP, 8 August 2012
- "Ms Ma Li". China Internet Development Foundation. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- Billionaire donates 300 mln yuan to cybersecurity training
- "Appendix to the 2017 Honours List" (PDF). Hong Kong SAR Government. 1 July 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
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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 |