Cheng Jiannan

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Cheng Kai-nam (Gary Cheng Kai-nam, born 29 May 1950) is a Hong Kong politician, public relations consultant, former Chief Executive Election Committee member, current affairs commentator, educator, TV host, consultant on Hong Kong affairs, civil servant, and former Principal Assistant Secretary for the Civil Service. He served in the Provisional Legislative Council and the first two terms of the Hong Kong Legislative Council, and is now a political public relations consultant. His elder brother Cheng Kai-ming was a former pro-vice‑chancellor of the University of Hong Kong.

Background

Cheng Kai-nam’s ancestral home is Yangzhou, Jiangsu. He attended Sik Kong School, North Point (kindergarten, graduated 1955),^[1] Pui Ching Primary School and Pui Ching Middle School (prefecture class in 1968). He studied for a Bachelor of Education at the University of East Anglia (1986–1987) and earned a Diploma in Education from the University of Hong Kong (1988–1989). After graduating, he served for twenty years as Deputy Head of Administration at Pui Ching Middle School. He also held positions as vice-chairman of the Hong Kong Federation of Education Workers, member of the Civic Education Committee, director of the North Point Community Welfare Association, vice-chairman of the Eastern District Community Association, executive member of the Hong Kong Professionals’ Guild, standing committee member of the Hong Kong Teachers’ Centre, member of the Basic Law Consultative Committee, and consultant on Hong Kong affairs. He was named one of Hong Kong’s Ten Outstanding Young People in 1989. From 1990 to the 2000s, he served in the Provisional Legislative Council and the first and second terms of the Hong Kong Legislative Council.

Scandal

In late September 2000, during his re-election campaign, media reports revealed allegations of corruption. Cheng announced his resignation immediately after being re‑elected and was prosecuted by the Independent Commission Against Corruption^[2] for misconduct in public office. In July 2001, he was convicted of abusing power, false accounting, theft, and acceptance of advantages, and sentenced to 18 months’ imprisonment. On 20 December 2001, he was convicted on four counts of misconduct in public office and related offences and began serving his sentence at Stanley Prison; he was released on 19 December 2002. During the trial, he was attacked outside court by a 28‑year‑old man with a cane. Cheng maintained his innocence, accusing the media and ICAC of a “gang‑rape” of his reputation, and vowed revenge against those he saw as persecutors. After conviction, he raised his handcuffed hands for the press in the prisoner transport vehicle.

Current activities

Cheng Kai-nam hosts TV programs on Phoenix TV Hong Kong Channel, including Current Affairs Decoded and Hong Kong Hot Kitchen. In 2018, he published a cookbook Hot Kitchen: A Casual Home Cook’s Journey.^[3]

TV hosting (TVB)

Hong Kong Banquet (co‑hosted with Jasper Tsang, Szeto Lee, et al.)

References

External links

Current Affairs Decoded episode (Creative Wisdom)
Apple Daily interview: “Kevin Yeung & Gary Cheng—Free from public office?” (archived)

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