Shi Ziqing

Sze Chi-ching, also known as Sze Ching-lam and styled as Xuexiang Jushi, is a businessman from Hong Kong and the chairman of Hantec Group Holdings Limited. He is originally from Nanzhuang Village, Longhu Town, Jinjiang, Fujian Province. He has served as Vice President of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, a 6th-term council member of the China Calligraphers Association, and a member of the 8th to 11th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) representing Hong Kong. He is also one of the three founding elders of the "Fujian Clique" in Hong Kong politics and business (the other two being Lo Man-tuen and Yang Sun-sai).

Biography

Sze Chi-ching is a native of Nanzhuang Village, Longhu Town, Jinjiang, Fujian Province. In 1993, he was elected as a member of the 8th National Committee of the CPPCC (representing Hong Kong compatriots). In 1996, he was elected as a member of the Fourth Sector of the Election Committee for the first HKSAR Government. He was subsequently elected as a member of the 9th and 10th CPPCC National Committees in 1998 and 2003.

In 2008, he was elected to the 11th CPPCC National Committee, representing specially invited Hong Kong persons in Group 52, and served as Deputy Director of the Committee for Historical and Cultural Studies.

In 2013, he officially retired from the CPPCC, passing the baton to his second son, Irons Sze.

At the end of May 2020, he participated in the petition supporting the Hong Kong National Security Law. However, the related petition in the literary and arts circles was later accused of being fraudulent, with several individuals including Cheung Po-wah, Chiang Chi-kwong, Barbie Hsu, and Li Ka-ling denying participation. Chan Yu-hin had passed away in 2019.

Family

Sze Chi-ching was married to Wu Suk-man (who passed away in 2021). He has four sons: Ivis Sze (Sze Wing-yee), Irons Sze (Sze Wing-wai), Ivan Sze (Sze Wing-hang), and Jaime Sze (Sze Wing-yan), and eleven grandchildren: - From Ivis: one son and two daughters — Sze Pak-hung, Sze Hiu-tung, Sze Hiu-cheung - From Irons: two sons and one daughter — Sze Yung-lok, Sze Chung-lok, Sze Hiu-man - From Ivan: one son — Sze Yung-tak - From Jaime: two sons and two daughters — Sze Yung-to, Sze Yung-ho, Sze Hiu-yeung, Sze Hiu-yu

Racehorse Ownership

Sze Chi-ching and his four sons, along with grandchildren Sze Pak-hung (son of Ivis), Sze Yung-lok, Sze Chung-lok (sons of Irons), and Sze Hiu-tung (daughter of Ivis), are members of the Hong Kong Jockey Club. Since the 1991–1992 racing season, the Sze family has owned racehorses in Hong Kong. Most of their horses are named with the prefix "Nanzhuang", including: Nanzhuang Treasure, Nanzhuang Overlord, Nanzhuang Good, Nanzhuang Prosperous, Nanzhuang Victory, Self-Strengthening, Brotherhood, Sunny Weather, Nanzhuang's Treasure, Nanzhuang Hero, Nanzhuang Luck, Long Winded Journey, Great Prospects, Those Who Dare Win, Tianze, Zero Distance (Best Friend), Victory Through Hardship, Fourfold Happiness, Full Hall of Joy, Nanzhuang Fortune, Uncommon, Once Upon a Time, Nanzhuang Extra Treasure, Baby Nanzhuang, Nanzhuang Auspicious Treasure, Nanzhuang Extra Good, Song of Nanzhuang, Zero Distance (Ever Force), Spirit of Nanzhuang, Play Life, Nanzhuang Castle.