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Chan Sui-kau

Chinese businessman

Chan Sui-kau, GBM, GBS, OBE, JP (Chinese: 陳瑞球; 22 October 1926 in Dongguan, Guangdong – 27 March 2018) was a Hong Kong industrialist and philanthropist who is the founder of Yangtzekiang Garment Limited and the YGM Group. Due to his contributions on Hong Kong's garment and textile industry, he is nicknamed the "King of Hong Kong's Garment Industry" (Chinese: 香港紡織大王) by the media.2

From Wikipedia’s article on Chan Sui-kau (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Oct 22, 1926, died Mar 27, 2018.1

About

Besides serving in the garment industry, Chan, as pro-Beijing entrepreneur, maintained good relations with the Chinese government, and was appointed as a National Committee Member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference representing Hong Kong, serving in that post from 1993 to 2003.

Chan held Honorary Doctorates from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and the City University of Hong Kong. The Chan Sui Kau and Chan Lam Moon Chun Hall in the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and a sports rehabilitation centre in the Hong Kong Polytechnic University is named after him. Chan was awarded the Grand Bauhinia Medal, the highest award under the Hong Kong honours and awards system on 1 July 2008.

From Wikipedia’s article on Chan Sui-kau, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2

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Career

Occupation: justice of the peace.4

  • Date not recordedJustice of the peace3

Personal life

  • BornOct 22, 1926, Dongguan5
  • DiedMar 27, 2018, Hong Kong6
  • CitizenshipPeople's Republic of China7

Awards

  • Date not recordedGold Bauhinia Star8
  • Date not recordedGrand Bauhinia Medal8
  • Date not recordedhonorary doctor of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University8

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