Chen Qizong
Ronnie Chan Chi-chung [1], is a U.S. national and entrepreneur born in Hong Kong. He was Chairman of Hang Lung Group and Hang Lung Properties, and is a Hong Kong businessman with U.S. citizenship. Chan graduated from the Kindergarten of CCC Hop Yat Church Hong Kong in 1955[2] and from the Chinese section of St. Paul's Co-educational College in Form 5 in 1966[3]. He later earned an MBA from the University of Southern California.[4]
Biography
- 1972: Ronnie Chan joined the company founded by his father Chen Tseng-Hsi and uncle Chen Tseng-Tao.
- 1986: After his father's death, his uncle became Chairman of the group; Chan was appointed to the board of Hang Lung Properties.
- 1991: His uncle retired and Chan became Chairman of Hang Lung Group and Hang Lung Properties, becoming the third-generation leader. His brother Gerald Chan is a non-executive director of the Group.
- 2017: He was awarded the Grand Bauhinia Medal.
- April 2024: He stepped down as Chairman, succeeded by his son Chen Wenbo, and was named Honorary Chairman.
Chan served as Vice President of the Real Estate Developers Association of Hong Kong, Vice Chairman of the Asia Society and Chairman of its Hong Kong Chapter, and advisor to the China Development Research Foundation under the State Council. He has held board or advisory positions at think tanks and universities including the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Tsinghua University, and the University of Southern California.[5][6][7]
Controversies
- In August 1996, Chan joined the board of Enron Corporation and was a member of its finance and audit committee during the accounting scandal; he stepped down in 2002.
- He criticized Financial Secretary John Tsang for repeated cash handouts, calling him a “major sinner”. [1] [2]
- He criticized former Chief Executive Donald Tsang as a politician. [3]
- In June 2021, during an online seminar on Shanghai-Hong Kong cooperation and development, he said the Hong Kong National Security Law brought the best opportunity for Hong Kong, and that the city should focus on “winning hearts and minds” and consolidating patriotic forces. He advocated for teaching in Mandarin and promoting the “Chinese Dream” among youth.[8]
- In a November 2022 forum, he said it might be his last speech in Cantonese, claiming that using Cantonese is "stupid and has no future". [4] [5]
Reference
- ↑ https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%99%B3%E5%95%9F%E5%AE%97#cite_ref-1
- ↑ https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%99%B3%E5%95%9F%E5%AE%97#cite_ref-2
- ↑ https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%99%B3%E5%95%9F%E5%AE%97#cite_ref-3
- ↑ https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%99%B3%E5%95%9F%E5%AE%97#cite_ref-4
- ↑ https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%99%B3%E5%95%9F%E5%AE%97#cite_ref-5
- ↑ https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%99%B3%E5%95%9F%E5%AE%97#cite_ref-6
- ↑ https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%99%B3%E5%95%9F%E5%AE%97#cite_ref-7
- ↑ Ronnie Chan says the nation's development benefits from HK, but could manage without it too RTHK, 2021-06-09
- Hong Kong businesspeople
- Members of Committee of 100
- People from Shunde, Hong Kong
- Marshall School of Business alumni
- St. Paul's Co-educational College alumni
- Honorary doctors of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
- Honorary doctors of the Chinese University of Hong Kong
- Chen Tseng-Hsi family
- Enron people
- American businesspeople of Hong Kong descent
- Hong Kong pro-establishment figures
- Chan surname