Chen Zengtao
Thomas Tseng‑tao Chen CBE (1924 – 5 November 2024) was a Hong Kong businessman, co‑founder of Hang Lung Group, and younger brother of Chen Tseng‑hee.
Early life and education
Chen was born in British Hong Kong in 1924. During the Second Sino‑Japanese War he studied at the National Fudan University campus relocated to Beibei, Chongqing. After the war he returned with the university to Shanghai and graduated with a degree in banking.
Career
After graduation Chen worked for the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration in Shanghai, [1]returning to Hong Kong in 1948 and later developing business in Borneo. In 1960 he and his brother Chen Tseng‑hee established Hang Lung Group, where he served as director, managing director, and chairman. From 1985 to 2003 he was a non‑executive director of Wing Lung Bank.
In 1997 he founded the Siyuan Foundation. His public service roles included Vice‑President of the Real Estate Developers Association, member of the Provisional Airport Authority, member of the Land and Building Advisory Committee real‑estate subcommittee, member of the preparatory committee of the Land Development Corporation, council member of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, member of the Securities and Futures Commission, trustee of the Federation of Hong Kong Industries, chairman of Hong Kong Securities Clearing Company, and various university advisory and trusteeship positions at the University of Hong Kong, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, United College, Fudan University, and Nanjing University.
Honours
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire (1993)
- Honorary Doctor of Philosophy, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (1995)
- Honorary Fellow, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (2004)
- Honorary Fellow, The University of Hong Kong (2006)[2]
- Honorary Doctor of Laws, Fudan University (2012)[3][4]