Shao Yanzhong
Tommy Zau Yen Chung (1996)[1][2] was a Hong Kong electronics tycoon, once dubbed the "Electronics King." He was a well-known industrialist in Hong Kong's emerging electronics industry during the 1980s and 1990s.
Background
Zau's ancestral hometown was Cixi County, Zhejiang, and he was born in Shanghai.[2] His father was a prominent figure in the pre-war Shanghai business community and operated a textile business. In 1948, the family moved to Hong Kong, where they continued to develop their careers. Zau studied at Wah Yan College, Hong Kong[1], and also at Queen’s College, Hong Kong. He later studied abroad in the United Kingdom, attending Medway College of Technology from 1953 to 1954,[2] majoring in electrical engineering.[2] From 1955 to 1956, he studied textile technology at Lowell Technological Institute in the United States,[2] and from 1956 to 1958, he further pursued textile studies at Bradford Durfee College of Technology in the same state.[2]
From 1959 to 1964,[2] he returned to Hong Kong and worked as a lecturer in textile technology at the Hong Kong Technical College.[2] In 1964, he founded Micro Electronics Ltd.[2] and served as Managing Director. In 1969, he established Eico Semiconductor Ltd.,[2] serving as Chairman and Managing Director.[2] He later gained international recognition and became a renowned entrepreneur in Hong Kong’s emerging electronics sector.
Positions Held
- Honorary President, Chinese Manufacturers’ Association of Hong Kong
- Chairman, Hong Kong–China Industrial Cooperation Committee
- Vice Chairman, Executive Committee, Tsuen Wan Industries and Commerce Association
- Chairman of Electronics Training, Vocational Training Council
- Member, Zhejiang Provincial Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference
Family
Zau married Ms. Ting (Lilian) in Hong Kong in September 1958,[2] and the couple had three sons.[2] In 2010, his son Zau Chuan-wai, who was then a member of the Zhejiang Provincial CPPCC, died in a car accident while on a self-driving tour in Hokkaido, Japan.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%82%B5%E7%82%8E%E5%BF%A0#cite_ref-%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E4%BA%BA%E5%90%8D%E9%8C%84_1-0
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%82%B5%E7%82%8E%E5%BF%A0#cite_ref-Who's_who_in_Hong_KongP452_2-0
- ↑ https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%82%B5%E7%82%8E%E5%BF%A0#cite_ref-%E9%82%B5%E5%82%B3%E5%81%89_3-0