Wu Youzheng
Wu Youzheng (James Wu Yau Ching; born 1954-07-17), is a prominent Hong Kong chemical and garment industry entrepreneur. He serves as Chairman of Seven Seas Chemical Group Limited and Chairman of Haima Group.[1]
Background
Wu Youzheng’s ancestral home is Xihu, Fenghua District, Ningbo, Zhejiang. Born in Hong Kong, he belongs to the same clan as Republican industrialist Wu Tingsheng and former Hong Kong Medical Association president Wu Weiyong.[2] He completed primary education at Deshin School in 1966 and secondary at La Salle College in 1973.[3]
In 1977, he earned a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the California Institute of Technology.[3][3] Returning to Hong Kong, he joined the family business at Seven Seas Latex Chemical Co., Ltd. In 1987, he founded Seven Seas Chemical Group Limited and as chairman launched the Haima brand of textile mattresses. In 1994, he established the “Xuanqin Residence” real estate brand. His enterprises now operate in Singapore, Canada, Australia, and elsewhere. He is also a major sponsor of the Miss Hong Kong pageant and a principal owner of Lok King Garden in Hong Kong.[1]
Personal Life
In June 1998, Miss Hong Kong 1997 first runner-up Li Minghui announced a relationship with Wu Youzheng and they married in August after ten days of dating, ending her TVB contract. While Li was on a work trip in the US, rumors arose that Wu was dating actress Anita Yung Ka‑soi, who claimed to be his real partner. Wu and Yung married on 1999-01-05 in Las Vegas.[4]
He has two sons with Anita Yung, Miss Hong Kong 1997.[5]
Honors
- 1990: Hong Kong Young Industrialist Award[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%84%94%E5%8F%8B%E6%AD%A3#cite_ref-%E9%84%94%E5%8F%8B%E6%AD%A3_2-0
- ↑ https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%84%94%E5%8F%8B%E6%AD%A3#cite_ref-%E9%84%94%E6%B0%8F_%E5%AE%B6%E8%B0%B1_3-0
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%84%94%E5%8F%8B%E6%AD%A3#cite_ref-%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E4%BA%BA%E5%90%8D%E9%8C%84_1-0
- ↑ “Anita–Li Love Triangle,” Oriental Daily, specials.on.cc/misshk2010/scandal2.html (archived)
- ↑ https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%84%94%E5%8F%8B%E6%AD%A3#cite_ref-%E7%BF%81%E5%98%89%E7%A9%97_5-0