Cha Chi Ming
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Cha Chi-ming GBM JP | |||||||||
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| Born | 1914 | ||||||||
| Died | 28 March 2007 (aged 92–93) | ||||||||
| Nationality | Chinese | ||||||||
| Other names | Zha Jimin | ||||||||
| Occupation | Industrialist, entrepreneur, philanthropist | ||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 查濟民 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 查济民 | ||||||||
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Cha Chi-ming GBM, JP (1914 – 28 March 2007), was a Hong Kong industrialist, entrepreneur and philanthropist. He was the Chairman of , , 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 . The Foundation awards prizes 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[]
- Justice of the Peace, Hong Kong, 1971
- Grand Bauhinia Medal, Hong Kong, 1997
References[]
External links[]
Hong Kong Resorts International [1]
Hong Kong Standard [2]
- HKR International
- Hong Kong chief executives
- Recipients of the Grand Bauhinia Medal
- 1914 births
- 2007 deaths
- People from Haining
- Zhejiang University alumni
- Businesspeople from Jiaxing
- Hong Kong Basic Law Drafting Committee members
- Hong Kong Affairs Advisors
- Members of the Selection Committee of Hong Kong
- Politicians from Jiaxing
- Chinese emigrants to British Hong Kong
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- Chinese business biography stubs