# Cheng Kai-nam > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Cheng_Kai-nam > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Cheng_Kai-nam.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheng_Kai-nam > Source revision: 1338703999 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Hong Kong politician (born 1950) You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Chinese. (December 2025) Click [show] for important translation instructions. View a machine-translated version of the Chinese article. Machine translation, like DeepL or Google Translate, is a useful starting point for translations, but translators must follow the LLM translation guideline, revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate, rather than simply copy-pasting machine-translated text into the English Wikipedia. Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low-quality. 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Find sources: "Cheng Kai-nam" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (December 2025) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Gary Cheng Cheng Kai-nam Chinese 程介南 Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Chéng Jiènán Yue: Cantonese Jyutping cing4 gaai3 naam4 **Gary Cheng Kai Nam** (Chinese: 程介南, born 29 May 1950, in Hong Kong with family roots in [Yangzhou](/source/Yangzhou), Jiangsu, China) is a Hong Kong politician who served as vice-chairman for the [Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong](/source/Democratic_Alliance_for_the_Betterment_and_Progress_of_Hong_Kong) party.[1] He was educated at [Pui Kiu Middle School](/source/Pui_Kiu_Middle_School), the [University of East Anglia](/source/University_of_East_Anglia) (BA), and the [University of Hong Kong](/source/University_of_Hong_Kong). He was a longtime[*[clarification needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_clarify)*] member of the [Legislative Council](/source/Legislative_Council_of_Hong_Kong). During the [legislative election in 2000](/source/2000_Hong_Kong_legislative_election), he was exposed for failing to disclose his personal own assets and became a suspect for corruption. In the end, he gave up his seat in the [Legislative Council](/source/Legislative_Council_of_Hong_Kong). In 2001, the court found Cheng guilty of abuse of power and sentenced him to 18 months in jail. ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Geographical Constituency candidates"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150924010632/http://www.elections.gov.hk/elections/legco1998/gc-hki.htm#gcheng). Archived from [the original](http://www.elections.gov.hk/elections/legco1998/gc-hki.htm#gcheng) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2014. Legislative Council of Hong Kong New parliament Member of Provisional Legislative Council 1997–1998 Replaced by Legislative Council Member of Legislative Council Representative for Hong Kong Island 1998–2000 With: Martin Lee, Yeung Sum, Christine Loh (1998–2000) Choy So-yuk, Cyd Ho (2000) Succeeded by Audrey Eu v t e Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong Leadership Chairmen Tsang Yok-sing Ma Lik Tam Yiu-chung Starry Lee Gary Chan Vice-Chairmen Tam Yiu-chung Cheng Kai-nam Ip Kwok-him Lo Chi-keung Maria Tam Lau Kong-wah Gregory So Ann Chiang Carson Wen Horace Cheung Starry Lee Thomas Pang Chan Yung Gary Chan Holden Chow Ben Chan Elizabeth Quat Secretaries General Cheng Kai-nam Ma Lik Kan Chi-ho Thomas Pang Chan Hok-fung Treasurers Wong Kine-yuen Deputy Secretaries General Tso Wong Man-yin Albert Wong Chan Hok-fung Chris Ip Senate chairmen Jose Yu Lo Man-tuen Representatives ExCo members Tam Yiu-chung Jasper Tsang Lau Kong-wah Starry Lee Ip Kwok-him Horace Cheung Current LegCo members (18) Starry Lee Chan Hak-kan Steven Ho Chan Han-pan Elizabeth Quat Holden Chow Lau Kwok-fan Vincent Cheng Li Sai-wing Nixie Lam Leung Hei Rock Chen Chan Yung Chan Hok-fung Lillian Kwok Kennedy Wong Wong Chun-shek Ngan Man-yu Former LegCo members Tam Yiu-chung Chan Yuen-han Cheung Hon-chung Chan Kam-lam Chan Wing-chan Cheng Kai-nam Ip Kwok-him Ngan Kam-chuen Tsang Yok-sing Chan Kwok-keung Wong Yung-kan Lau Kong-wah Chan Kwok-keung Choy So-yuk Li Kwok-ying Ma Lik Cheung Hok-ming Wong Kwok-hing Wong Ting-kwong Leung Che-cheung Chiang Lai-wan Wilson Or Cheung Kwok-kwan Related organisations Communist Party of China Hong Kong Federation of Education Workers Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions Hong Kong Progressive Alliance New Territories Association of Societies Pro-Beijing camp Hong Kong Portal This article about a Hong Kong politician is a stub. 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