Chow Yei-ching explained

Chow Yei-ching
Birth Date:1 September 1935
Birth Place:Ningbo, China
Nationality:Chinese
Occupation:Businessman, philanthropist

Chow Yei-ching, (Chinese: 周亦卿; 1 September 1935 – 29 July 2018) was a Hong Kong businessman who was the chairman, managing director and chairman emeritus of Chevalier International Holdings, an international conglomerate, comprising property and hotel management, engineering, construction, insurance, investments, information technology, food/beverage, and car dealership businesses. The Group holds two publicly listed companies in Hong Kong – Chevalier International Holdings, Ltd. and Chevalier Pacific Holdings, Ltd. and one publicly listed company in Singapore – Chevalier Singapore Holdings, Ltd.[1]

Political career

In 2001, Chow was appointed Honorary Consul of the Kingdom of Bahrain in Hong Kong.

Affiliations

Personal life

Chow was born in Ningbo. His widow, Miyakawa Michiko, is of Japanese descent, and they had seven children. His son-in-law is Cantonese actor Carlo Ng. They lived in Hong Kong, near the main headquarters of Chevalier International Holdings. He died aged 82 on 29 July 2018, three years after learning he had liver cancer.[2]

Public service

Chow donated money to multiple universities in Hong Kong and China to raise public awareness of education. These include City University of Hong Kong, The University of Hong Kong, and Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

Awards and honours

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.chamber.org.hk/info/speech/show_rec.asp?u=HKC0091 Biodata
  2. http://www.ejinsight.com/20180731-chevalier-group-founder-chow-yei-ching-dies-at-82/ "Chevalier Group founder Chow Yei-Ching dies at 82", EJInsight.com