Vincent Lo Explained

Honorific Prefix:The Honourable
Vincent Lo
Native Name:羅康瑞
Native Name Lang:zh-hk
Parents:Lo Ying-shek
To Lei-kwan
Birth Name:Lo Hong-Sui
Birth Date:18 April 1948
Birth Place:Hong Kong
Alma Mater:St. Joseph College
University of New South Wales
Children:2
Spouse:Jean Ho (1985-?)
Loletta Chu (2008-)
Occupation:Chairman of Shui On Group
T:羅康瑞
J:Lo4 Hong1 seui6
Y:Lòh Hōng seuih
S:罗康瑞
P:Luó Kāngruì
W:Lo K'ang-jui

Vincent Lo Hong-sui, GBM, GBS, JP (; born 18 April 1948) is the chairman of Hong Kong-based Shui On Group, a building-materials and construction firm. He graduated from the University of New South Wales, Australia, in 1969. Upon returning to Hong Kong, started business with the sum of HK$100,000 (US$16,700) borrowed from his father, Hong Kong property tycoon Lo Ying-shek.

In 1984, Lo began investing in Shanghai and constructed a hotel in partnership with the Communist Youth League. The 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre caused occupancy to plunge, and the league could not repay its construction loan. Lo assisted the league in dealing with the loan: Han Zheng was the Youth League secretary at the time, and is now mayor of Shanghai.

In association with Xu Kuangdi, a former Shanghai mayor, Han assisted Lo in gaining the right to develop a piece of land surrounding the hall where the Chinese Communist Party held its first meeting, now known as Xintiandi. The $170 million property development project is a 20,000 square meter complex of restaurants, bars and shops and is a prime entertainment spot in Shanghai.

In 1995, he acquired his first cement plant in Chongqing, which has allowed the Shui On Group to become one of China's top three cement companies. Under Lo's direction, the Shui On Group is carrying out property development projects in other Chinese cities, such as Wuhan, Dalian, Foshan and Hangzhou, as well as Chongqing.

He was awarded the Grand Bauhinia Medal (GBM) by the Hong Kong SAR Government in 2017.[1]

Family

Vincent Lo married his ex-wife Jean Ho (何晶潔) in 1985, they had 2 children together.

Vincent Lo and his current wife Loletta Chu married at 27 November 2008.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Appendix to the 2017 Honours List . Hong Kong SAR Government. 1 July 2017 . 5 October 2020.