Henry Cheng

Henry Cheng Kar-shun, GBM, GBS 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. 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.
In the 2012 Hong [Kong Chief Executive election|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.
Cheng has six children : Adrian, Sonia, Brian, Christopher, Chak-Wang and Chak-yin.
He was awarded the Grand Bauhinia Medal by the Hong Kong SAR Government in 2017.