Vincent Cheng Wing-shun
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The Honourable Vincent Cheng Wing-shun MH |
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| 鄭泳舜 | |
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| Member of the Legislative Council | |
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Assumed office 12 March 2018 |
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| Preceded by | Yau Wai-ching |
| Constituency | Kowloon West |
| Member of Sham Shui Po District Council | |
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Assumed office 1 January 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Leung Hon-wah |
| Constituency | Nam Cheong North |
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| Born | 1979 (age 38–39) |
| Political party | Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong |
| Spouse(s) | Carrie Wu Ho-yee |
| Parents | Eric Cheng Kam-chung |
| Alma mater | University of Auckland |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | vincentcheng.org |
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| Traditional Chinese | 鄭泳舜 | ||||||
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Vincent Cheng Wing-shun, MH (Chinese: 鄭泳舜; born 1979) is a Hong Kong politician. He is the current member of the Legislative Council member for Kowloon West and member of the Sham Shui Po District Council for Nam Cheong North. A the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB) member, he made a 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.
Cheng was a son of the former Po Leung Kuk chairman Eric Cheng Kam-chung who is also a clothing retailing and computer accessories retailing businessman. He was raised in Nam Shan Estate before his father became rich. He and his family emigrated New Zealand where he studied Statistics at the University of Auckland and returned to Hong Kong in 2003 after graduation.
He started involving in community services in 2005 and joined the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB), the largest Beijing-loyalist party in 2006. He became member of the Sham Shui Po District Council 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 Kowloon West in the Legislative Council election on the DAB ticket, being placed on the fourth position.
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