Cha Chi Ming

Cha Chi-ming
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
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Cha.
Cha Chi Ming
Traditional Chinese 查濟民
Simplified Chinese 查济民

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

External links

Hong Kong Resorts International
Hong Kong Standard

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