Cha Chi Ming Explained

Honorific Prefix:The Honourable
Cha Chi-ming
Birth Date:1914
Birth Place:Haining, Zhejiang, Republic of China
Death Date:28 March 2007 (aged 92–93)
Death Place:Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
Nationality:Chinese
Other Names:Zha Jimin
Occupation:Industrialist, entrepreneur, philanthropist
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Child:yes
T:查濟民
S:查济民
P:Zhā Jìmín
W:Cha Chi-min

Cha Chi-ming (1914 – 28 March 2007), was a Hong Kong industrialist, entrepreneur and philanthropist. He was the Chairman of CDW International Limited, Mingly Corporation Limited, and Hong Kong Resort International Limited and also a member of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Preparatory Committee, a member of the Hong Kong Basic Law Drafting Committee, and a Hong Kong Affairs Adviser.

Life

Cha was born in Haining, Zhejiang Province. He was a distant paternal relative of the wuxia novelist Louis Cha. He studied textile technology and graduated from Zhejiang University in 1931. In 1994, he donated US$20 million to create the Qiu Shi Science and Technologies Foundation. The Foundation awards prizes such as the Qiu Shi Science and Technology Prize, to Chinese scientists who have made significant advances in their fields.

Memorial

The Memorial of Cha Chi Ming is located inside of the main building of Haining Library, Zhejiang, China.[1]

Honours

External links

Hong Kong Resorts International https://web.archive.org/web/20070506175438/http://www.hkri.com/cms1/hkr/hkr3109.html
Hong Kong Standard https://web.archive.org/web/20110604035145/http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=4&art_id=42246&sid=13136043&con_type=1&d_str=20070414

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 读者指南. 海宁市图书馆网站. 2019-08-20.