Cha Chi Ming
| Cha Chi-ming | |
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| Born |
1914 Haining City, Zhejiang Province, China |
| Died |
28 March 2007 (aged 92–93) Hong Kong |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Other names | Zha Jimin |
| Occupation | Industrialist, entrepreneur, philanthropist |
| Cha Chi Ming | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 查濟民 | ||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 查济民 | ||||||
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Cha Chi-ming (1914 – 28 March 2007), GBM, JP, was a Hong Kong industrialist, entrepreneur and philanthropist. He was the Chairman of CDW International Limited, Mingly Corporation Limited, 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 City, 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 Qiu Shi Science and Technologies Foundation. The Foundation awards prizes to Chinese scientists who have made significant advances in their fields.
Honours
- Justice of the Peace, Hong Kong, 1971
- Grand Bauhinia Medal, Hong Kong, 1997
External links
Hong Kong Resorts International
Hong Kong Standard