Huang Ziming (Entrepreneur)

Huang Ziming (Thai: มงคล กาญจนพาสน์; English: Mongkol Kanjanapas; 1919–June 2003) was a Thai and Hong Kong entrepreneur. Born in Mazha Village, Liusha Town, Puning County, Guangdong Province, Republic of China.

Early life

Huang went to work in Thailand as a young man. At age 26, he and partners founded the Tung Seng Watch Company in Bangkok.

Business career

In the 1960s, Huang expanded into Hong Kong by establishing Precious Light Industries as the Seiko watch distributor. In the 1970s, his factories produced Swiss brands Tissot and Bulova under contract. He also founded Poh Kee Thai to distribute German Puma and Italian Lotto sports footwear. Precious Light Industries and Poh Kee Thai both went public in Hong Kong in 1972 and 1988, respectively. In 1985 and 1988, he launched the retail chains Time Gallery and Eyeglasses 88. In 1991 and 1992, he listed Thai real estate firms Thai Wah Rong (now BTS Group Holdings) and Bangkok Land on the Thai stock exchange. At his peak, Huang controlled four public companies with a combined market capitalization of HK$60 billion.

Death

Huang Ziming died of heart disease in June 2003.

Family

Huang's father, Huang Bangxian, emigrated to Thailand in 1928. Huang Ziming married Zhuang Lihua; they had six sons and five daughters. Their sons include:

• Huang Chuangbao (Anant Kanjanapas), deceased
  • Son: Paul Kanjanapas, managing director of Bangkok Land Public Company Limited
  • Son: Peter Kanjanapas, general manager of IMPACT Exhibition Management Co., Ltd.
• Huang Chuangjiang
• Huang Chuangshan, current chairman of BTS Group Holdings (mass transit operator in Bangkok)
• Huang Chuangzeng, chairman of Precious Light Industries (HKEX:0084) and Eyeglasses 88
• Huang Chuangzhi
• Huang Chuanghua

The University of Hong Kong’s Ming Wah Complex includes the Huang Ziming Building and the Zhuang Lihua Building.

See also

• Huang Chuangguang, nephew of Huang Ziming