Ma Hongming
Ma Hung Ming (John Ma Hung Ming) is a Hong Kong entrepreneur, son of Ma Kai Cheung, founder of Carrianna Catering Group and Carrianna Holdings, and nephew of Ma Kai Kam, co-founder of Carrianna Catering Group. He is the former son-in-law of "Toy King" Choi Chi Ming and ex-husband of Choi Ka Man, vice-chairperson of Yangzijiang International.
Family
On December 27, 2007, Ma married Choi Ka Man, the eldest daughter of "Toy King" Choi Chi Ming, in a Christian wedding ceremony at Chung Chi College Chapel, Chinese University of Hong Kong. A family banquet was held at the Sha Tin Clubhouse of the Hong Kong Jockey Club[1]. A traditional Chinese wedding was held on December 30, followed by a grand banquet at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre with 174 tables, setting a record for the largest wedding banquet in Hong Kong[2].
On May 17, 2008, Choi Ka Man gave birth to a 7.3-pound daughter, Chelsi, confirming rumors that she was already pregnant at the time of marriage[3]. On February 1, 2011, she delivered twin boys by C-section[4], named Mason and Manus[5].
On March 5, 2021, Ma announced to the media that he and Choi Ka Man had separated and were in the process of divorce. They agreed to co-parent their children[6].
Positions
- Vice Chairman and Executive Director, Carrianna Holdings[7]
- Chairman, Lianyungang Hua Dong International Fashion Materials City
- Director of several Carrianna subsidiaries
- Independent Non-Executive Director, Liu Chong Hing Investment Ltd.
- Director, Carrianna Shenzhen Investment Ltd.
Current/Former Public Roles:
- President, Qianhai Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce
- President, Youth Council
- Executive Vice Chairman & Volunteer Team Leader, Federation of Hong Kong Guangdong Community Organizations
- 53rd President, Chiu Chow Chamber of Commerce of Hong Kong
- Executive Director and Welfare Director, Federation of Hong Kong Chiu Chow Community Organizations
- Executive Vice Chairman, Hong Kong Volunteer Alliance
- Vice President, Kowloon Federation of Associations
- Chief President, Wong Tai Sin District Recreation & Sports Association
- Vice President, Kowloon Chiu Chow Association
- Honorary President, Hong Kong CPPCC (Provincial) Members Association
- Chairman, Tung Wah Group of Hospitals (2002–2003)
- Member, Advisory Board, Tung Wah Group of Hospitals
- Member, Advisory Committee, City University of Hong Kong
- Permanent Honorary President, Hong Kong Friendship Association
- Member, All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese
- Director, China Overseas Friendship Association
- Vice President, Shenzhen Overseas Friendship Association (6th Council)
- Vice Chairman, Shenzhen Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese
- Standing Committee Member, Shenzhen CPPCC & Convener of Hong Kong and Macau Committee[8]
- Deputy Director, Committee for Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, Overseas Chinese, and Foreign Affairs, Shenzhen CPPCC
- Vice President, Shenzhen Charity Federation
- Founding President, Belt and Road Technology & Finance Association[9]
Education
- Honorary Doctor of Philosophy, Morrison University, USA[10]
- Bachelor of Business Administration, New York University[11]
- La Salle College
Honors
- Justice of the Peace
- Bronze Bauhinia Star, 2003[12]
- Honorary Citizen of Shenzhen
Racehorses
Ma is a member of the Hong Kong Jockey Club and has been a racehorse owner since the 2011–2012 season. His horses include "Luk Dao Seung" (under New Trend Syndicate with co-members Wu Ting Yuk, Chong Hok Shan, Chan Yau Nam, Liu Wai Lun, etc.)[13], "Yuk Shue Lam Fung", and "Super Fire Power" (co-owned under Yuk Shue Lam Fung Syndicate with Lei Cheung Nin, etc.)
See Also
- Dartong Group
- Carrianna Catering Group
- Ma Kai Cheung
- Choi Ka Man
- Choi Chi Ming
- Carrianna Holdings
- List of La Salle College Alumni
References
- ↑ https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%A6%AC%E9%B4%BB%E9%8A%98#cite_ref-1
- ↑ https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%A6%AC%E9%B4%BB%E9%8A%98#cite_ref-2
- ↑ https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%A6%AC%E9%B4%BB%E9%8A%98#cite_ref-3
- ↑ https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%A6%AC%E9%B4%BB%E9%8A%98#cite_ref-4
- ↑ https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%A6%AC%E9%B4%BB%E9%8A%98#cite_ref-5
- ↑ https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%A6%AC%E9%B4%BB%E9%8A%98#cite_ref-6
- ↑ https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%A6%AC%E9%B4%BB%E9%8A%98#cite_ref-7
- ↑ Ma Hung Ming: Love Country, Hometown, and Hong Kong
- ↑ https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%A6%AC%E9%B4%BB%E9%8A%98#cite_ref-9
- ↑ https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%A6%AC%E9%B4%BB%E9%8A%98#cite_ref-10
- ↑ Carrianna Holdings 2007 Annual Report
- ↑ https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%A6%AC%E9%B4%BB%E9%8A%98#cite_ref-12
- ↑ https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%A6%AC%E9%B4%BB%E9%8A%98#cite_ref-13
- Ma Kai Cheung family
- New York University alumni
- Recipients of the Bronze Bauhinia Star
- Hong Kong businesspeople
- Carrianna Holdings figures
- Hong Kong restaurateurs
- Chairmen of Tung Wah Group of Hospitals
- Hong Kong racehorse owners
- Politicians from business backgrounds
- Pro-establishment Hong Kong figures
- Members of the Shenzhen CPPCC Standing Committee
- Executive Members of the China Overseas Friendship Association
- Hong Kong philanthropists
- Chinese venture capitalists