Gigi Chao Explained
Gigi Chao (; born June 1979) is a Hong Kong business woman and activist, the vice-chair of Cheuk Nang (Holdings) Ltd.[1] [2]
Chao holds a Bachelor of Arts in Architecture with Honours from the University of Manchester's Manchester School of Architecture.[3]
Chao, a feminist and lesbian, is an outspoken advocate for LGBT rights in Hong Kong and Asia.[4] She was the first female President of the Hong Kong Aviation Club. [5] She was also an early investor in Tesla and supported the company's early development in Hong Kong with purchasing two of the first generation Tesla Roadsters in 2011. [6] [7]
In 2012, Chao gained international attention [8] when her father, Cecil Chao, offered $65 million to any man who could marry her.[9] [10] Despite criticism, her father remained unrepentant.[11] [12] In 2014 Cecil Chao increased the reward to $180 million.[13] [14] [15] Gigi responded publicly in an open letter printed in the South China Morning Post. The letter expresses defiance of her father's wishes and asks for respect for the LGBT community.[16] [17]
In 2019, Chao founded the organisation Hong Kong Marriage Equality[18] to advocate for the legalisation of same-sex marriage in Hong Kong. Chao wrote an early thesis on Marriage Equality and published it for peer review in 2011-2012.[19]
She is an Anglican.[20]
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Notes and References
- Web site: Gigi Chao, Cheuk Nang Holdings Ltd: Profile and Biography . 2022-11-23 . Bloomberg.com . en.
- Wong, Isabella Miu Ling. "Psychological Wellbeing of Chinese Sexual Minority Christians in Hong Kong: Influence of Individual and Community Resilience Factors." Order No. 10811762 Alliant International University, 2018. Ann Arbor: ProQuest. Web. 16 Nov. 2022.
- News: Chao Sze Tsung . Cecil . 17 October 2022 . Proposals for General Mandate for the Purchase by the Company of Its Own Shares and Issue Shares and Re-Election of Directors . 11 . Cheuk Nang (Holdings) Limited . 22 November 2022.
- Web site: LBGTQ Equality in Hong Kong . Bloomberg . 10 August 2022.
- Web site: Hong Kong Aviation Club . 19 August 2020 . 27 March 2024.
- Web site: Tesla cars in Hong Kong . 2 November 2014 . 26 May 2024.
- Web site: Tesla Motors Club . 26 May 2024.
- News: Gigi Chao: 'My father wants me to live in the closet and marry a man to promote my social status'. . The Standard. 26 May 2024.
- News: Hong Kong Billionaire Offers $65 Million To Any Man Who Can Woo His Gay Daughter. Business Insider. 25 January 2014.
- News: Hong Kong tycoon recruits husband for lesbian daughter . 24 April 2022 . BBC News . 26 September 2012.
- News: Gigi Chao – reluctant celebrity. South China Morning Post. 25 January 2014.
- News: 'I'm not forcing Gigi,' stunned Cecil Chao says of marriage bounty. South China Morning Post. 25 January 2014.
- News: Hong Kong billionaire Cecil Chao 'doubles marriage bounty to £80m' for man who marries his lesbian daughter. The Independent. 25 January 2014.
- News: Who Is Gigi Chao? Billionaire Cecil Chao's Daughter Annoyed With Dad's 'Marriage Bounty'. International Business Times. 25 January 2014.
- News: Hong Kong tycoon's daughter defends sexuality in letter. BBC. 30 January 2014.
- http://www.towleroad.com/2014/01/chao2.html Lesbian Gigi Chao Responds to Father Who is Offering $130 Million for Male Suitor: VIDEO
- Web site: 卓能（集團）有限公司：主席趙世曾 . main.ednews.hk . 2022-08-10 . 2007-10-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071008033136/http://main.ednews.hk/listedco/listconews/sehk/20061005/00131/F105_c.pdf . dead .
- Web site: Hong Kong Marriage Equality. HKME.
- Web site: Academia Peer review paper . Academia.edu . 10 August 2022.
- Web site: Gigi Chao . 2024-08-19 . INvolve Outstanding . en-GB.
