Cheng Tat-hung (Hong Kong)
Tat Cheng Tat‑hung (born 20 October 1988), is a former member of the North Point Alliance and served as district councillor for the Tanner constituency in Hong Kong’s Eastern District Council from 2016 to 2021. He was previously Vice‑Chair of the Hong Kong Island branch of the Civic Party and a qualified mediator, having served as Chair of Civic Party Youth, Deputy Secretary‑General and Policy Committee Member. He was remanded in custody under the national security primary election case but released on bail, and resigned his council seat on 10 May 2021.[1]
Cheng grew up in North Point[2] from age twelve and graduated from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University with a Bachelor’s degree in Social Policy and Administration (Honours). He earned a Doctor of Laws from City University of Hong Kong in 2018 and is a certified mediator with a Professional Diploma in Laws.
Career and public service
Cheng attended Cheung Chuk Shan English College and St Stephen’s College. He interned with the Civic Party’s Kowloon West branch in 2011 and began local community work in North Point’s Tanner area in early 2013. He later worked as a financial planner and completed mediation training. In 2014 he was elected Chair of Civic Party[3] Youth and Vice‑Chair of the Island branch. He won his first district council seat in 2015, was appointed Deputy Secretary‑General in 2016, and re‑elected in 2019. He left the Civic Party on 15 December 2020.[4]
District and legislative campaigns
In the 2015 District Council election, Cheng defeated the incumbent by 300 votes, becoming the first pro‑democracy representative in North Point since Li Yu‑ta. He teamed up with Claudia Mo for the 2016 LegCo race on Hong Kong Island. In 2019 he joined five others under the North Point Alliance slate, winning six of seven seats in Fortress Hill. In 2020 he announced plans to contest the LegCo election but his nomination was invalidated.
Community work
Cheng led initiatives on waterfront planning, land development, conservation of the tram network, and hosted events ranging from health talks to rare disease awareness carnivals.
Reference appearances
Cheng has spoken at public hearings on district boundary review, hotel licensing, street obstruction consultations, outdoor lighting policies, and rail development proposals.
References
- ↑ https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%84%AD%E9%81%94%E9%B4%BB_(%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF)#cite_ref-2
- ↑ https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%84%AD%E9%81%94%E9%B4%BB_(%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF)#cite_ref-3
- ↑ https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%84%AD%E9%81%94%E9%B4%BB_(%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF)#cite_ref-4
- ↑ https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%84%AD%E9%81%94%E9%B4%BB_(%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF)#cite_ref-5