Zhou Junlian
Chow Kwen‑lim BBS MBE JP[1] (10 May 1927 – 17 September 2016)[2] [3][4]was a businessman from Guangdong and Hong Kong, best known as the founder and long‑time chairman of the Chow Sang Sang jewellery and gold retail group. He also served as a district councillor for Sham Shui Po District, president and honorary president of the Kowloon Lok Sin Tong Benevolent Society, chairman of Po Leung Kuk, and council member of New Asia College at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Biography
Chow was born into a rural family; his father was both a teacher and a medical trader. In 1948, he and his brothers opened the first Chow Sang Sang gold shop in Macau, specializing in jewellery, jade, gold and silver ornaments. In the 1970s the business was reorganized as the publicly listed Chow Sang Sang Group Limited, expanding into multiple retail outlets across Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau.
Chow was married to Mrs Yuen and had four children.
Honours
- Bronze Bauhinia Star (Hong Kong SAR, 2003)[5]
External link
- Official website of Chow Sang Sang Group: http://www.chowsangsang.com/
References
- ↑ https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%91%A8%E5%90%9B%E5%BB%89#cite_ref-1
- ↑ https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%91%A8%E5%90%9B%E5%BB%89#cite_ref-2
- ↑ https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%91%A8%E5%90%9B%E5%BB%89#cite_ref-%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E4%BA%BA%E5%90%8D%E9%8C%84_3-0
- ↑ https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%91%A8%E5%90%9B%E5%BB%89#cite_ref-4
- ↑ https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%91%A8%E5%90%9B%E5%BB%89#cite_ref-6