Gong Junlong

Gong Junlong GBS JP (born October 1959) is a Chinese philanthropist and businessman, ancestral home in Lufeng City, Guangdong Province, a Hong Kong Justice of the Peace and a member of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference. He is the founding patriarch of the Jinlong and Hengyu business groups, Chairman of the Board of Hengyu Holdings, Executive Chairman of the 9th and 10th Guangdong Associations of Hong Kong, and was awarded the Gold Bauhinia Star in October 2020.

Career

In 1988, Gong purchased a property on Dongmen North Road in Shenzhen and opened the Jinlong Silk Market, beginning his silk and garment import-export trade. In 1993, he entered real estate development, founding Nanjing Jinlong Property Development Co., Ltd. and Shenzhen Jinlong Real Estate Development Co., Ltd., which developed projects such as Kangyi Garden and Wutaishan.

Philanthropy

Gong supports public welfare, donating to the Jiasi Middle School new campus, the 2016 Guangdong Poverty Alleviation Day, and contributing HK$100 million to charity, earning the Guangdong “Red Cotton Flower Cup” Gold Award. In July 2019, Forbes China ranked him 8th on the 2019 China Philanthropy List with RMB 500 million in cash donations. As of March 2023, media reports indicate he has donated a total of RMB 2.6 billion.

Public Offices

Hong Kong

Member of the New People’s Party Central Committee, Executive Chairman (9th and 10th terms) of the Guangdong Associations of Hong Kong. Justice of the Peace, Honorary President of the Hong Shanwei Association.

Mainland China

Vice Chairman of the 5th Overseas Friendship Association of Guangdong Province, Executive Director of the China Senior Prosecutors Education Foundation, Honorary Vice Chairman of the Guangdong Anti‑Narcotics Commission, Executive Director of the Shenzhen Social Security Foundation, Executive Director of the Shenzhen Police Foundation, Honorary Citizen of Nanjing, Honorary President of the Red Cross Society of Lufeng City, and member of the 9th–11th and Standing Committee Member of the 13th–14th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference.

Honors

• Shenzhen Top Ten Outstanding Young Entrepreneurs
• Honorary Citizen of Nanjing
• Gold Bauhinia Star

Family

His wife is Lin Chanjun; children are Gong Haipeng, Gong Zeming, and Gong Jialin.

Business Group

Hengyu Group, founded in 1987 and wholly owned by Hengyu Holdings Limited, operates in real estate, mining, venture capital, industrial investment, M&A and asset restructuring. Group members include Asia Fruit Holdings (HK‐listed), Qianhai International Energy & Finance Centre, Great Wall Hotel Shenzhen, Hengyu Xinbang Investment, Yinhai Industrial, and Hualian Holdings.

Hengyu Industrial (Group) Co., Ltd. is among the earliest developers and traders in China. Over three decades, the group has pursued a “real estate + capital” dual strategy under the corporate culture of “Harmony, Innovation, Responsibility, Dream,” becoming a conglomerate with over RMB 100 billion in assets.

Wealth

• 2017 Hurun Rich List: Family assets of RMB 17.5 billion, ranked 174th.
• 2020 Hurun Global Real Estate Rich List: Ranked 146th with RMB 14 billion.
• 2022 Hurun Global Rich List: Family wealth of RMB 16.5 billion, ranked 1,408th.