Honorific-Prefix: | The Honourable |
Chan Sui-kau | |
Native Name Lang: | zh-hk |
Honorific-Suffix: | GBM, GBS, OBE, JP |
Office: | Chairman of YGM Group |
Term Start: | 1949[1] |
Term End: | 2018 |
Predecessor: | Office established |
Birth Date: | 1926 10, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Dongguan, Guangdong, Republic of China |
Death Place: | Hong Kong |
Nationality: | Hong Kong Chinese |
Chan Sui-kau, GBM, GBS, OBE, JP[2] (; 22 October 1926 in Dongguan, Guangdong – 27 March 2018[3] [4]) was a Hong Kong industrialist and philanthropist who is the founder of Yangtzekiang Garment Limited and the YGM Group.[5] Due to his contributions on Hong Kong's garment and textile industry, he is nicknamed the "King of Hong Kong's Garment Industry" by the media.[6] Besides serving in the garment industry, Chan, as a 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.[5]
Chan held Honorary Doctorates from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and the City University of Hong Kong.[5] 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.[7] Chan was awarded the Grand Bauhinia Medal, the highest award under the Hong Kong honours and awards system on July 1, 2008.[8]