Vincent Cheng Wing-shun, MH () is a Hong Kong politician. He is the current member of the Legislative Council member for

Kowloon West Kowloon West is the western part of Kowloon, covering the Yau Tsim Mong and Sham Shui Po District, with Kowloon City District occasionally included. History The boundary of Kowloon West is not strictly defined and hence varies. While traditio ...

and former member of the

Sham Shui Po District Council The Sham Shui Po District Council is the district council for the Sham Shui Po District in Hong Kong. It is one of 18 such councils. The Sham Shui Po District Council currently consists of 25 members, of which the district is divided into 25 c ...

for Nam Cheong North from 2015 to 2019. As a member of

Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong The Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB) is a pro-Beijing conservative political party in Hong Kong. Chaired by Starry Lee and holding 13 Legislative Council seats, it is currently the largest party in the l ...

(DAB), he made an upset in the 2018 Legislative Council by-election in Kowloon West, being the first pro-Beijing candidate to defeat a pro-democracy opponent in an open by-election since 1992.

Career

Cheng was a son of the former

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chairman Eric Cheng Kam-chung who is also a clothing retailing and computer accessories retailing businessman. He was raised in

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and returned to Hong Kong in 2003 after graduation. He started involving in community services in 2005 and joined the

(DAB), the largest Beijing-loyalist party in 2006. He became a member of the

when he contested in the 2007 District Council elections, winning a seat in Nam Cheong North against two pro-democracy candidates. In 2008, he stood in the

in the Legislative Council election on the DAB ticket, being placed on the fourth position. He went on being re-elected to the Sham Shui Po District Council in 2011 and 2015. He also ran in the

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, standing as the third candidate on the DAB ticket in Kowloon West, which helped

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to be elected with more than 47,000 votes. In the March 2018 Legislative Council Kowloon West by-election triggered by the disqualification of

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over the

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, Cheng defeated another DAB member Chris Ip Ngo-tung in an intra-party selection to represent the party in the election. He made an upset in Kowloon West by narrowly defeating independent democrat

Yiu Chung-yim Edward Yiu Chung-yim (; born 19 July 1964) is a Hong Kong academic, scholar and former politician who is currently an associate professor of property at the University of Auckland Business School. He is a former member of the Legislative Council ...

, making it the first time the pro-Beijing camp received greater vote share than the pro-democrats in a geographical constituency since 2000 and the first time a pro-Beijing candidate won in a geographical constituency by-election since 1992. He lost his seat on the District Council in the

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Personal life

He married Dr. Carrie Wu Ho-yee, an older sister of Hong Kong actress

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. In April 2022, he was tested positive for COVID-19.

References

External links

Vincent Cheng's Official Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cheng, Vincent 1978 births Living people Hong Kong Christians University of Auckland alumni District councillors of Sham Shui Po District Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong politicians Hong Kong emigrants to New Zealand HK LegCo Members 2016–2021 HK LegCo Members 2022–2025 Hong Kong pro-Beijing politicians

Career

Personal life

See also

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