Henry Cheng

{{Short description|Hong Kong businessman}}

{{family name hatnote|Cheng|lang=Chinese}}

{{Infobox person

| honorific_prefix = The Honourable

| honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=HKG|GBM|GBS}}

| name = Henry Cheng

| birth_name = 鄭家純
Cheng Kar-shun

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1946|12|11}}

| birth_place = Shunde, Guangdong, China

| alma_mater = Ivey Business School (HBA, MBA)

| occupation = businessman

| children = 6

| parents = 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.

}}

{{Chinese

| order = ts

| t = 鄭家純

| s = 郑家纯

| j = Zeng6 Gaa1seon4

| p = Zhèng Jiāchún

}}

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

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.{{Cite web|title = Corporate {{!}} New World Development Company Limited Official Website|url = http://www.nwd.com.hk/corporate|website = www.nwd.com.hk|accessdate = 8 October 2015}} 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.[https://archive.today/20120716104907/http://in.reuters.com/money/quotes/officerProfile?symbol=0017.HK&officerId=880684 New World Development Company Limited (Hong Kong Stock)]{{Cite web |url=http://www.nwcl.com.hk/eng/executive.asp?id=3 |title=New World China Land Directors' Profile |access-date=2010-08-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004212916/http://www.nwcl.com.hk/eng/executive.asp?id=3 |archive-date=2011-10-04 |url-status=dead }}

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.[http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=00d9213fff109310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=Hong+Kong&s=News Tycoon backs Paul Chan in flats row], SCMP, 8 August 2012

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

He was awarded the Grand Bauhinia Medal (GBM) by the Hong Kong SAR Government in 2017.{{cite web|url=https://gia.info.gov.hk/general/201706/30/P2017062900879_262114_1_1498740755626.pdf |title=Appendix to the 2017 Honours List |publisher=Hong Kong SAR Government|date = 1 July 2017 |accessdate=5 October 2020}}

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