Zhou Yiqing

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Chow Yei‑ching, GBS, OBE (1 September 1935 – 29 July 2018)^[1], born in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, was the founder and Honorary Chairman (since 1970) of Chevalier International Holdings, Hong Kong.

Biography

At age 17 he moved from Shanghai to Hong Kong to join his elder sister. Lacking formal qualifications for university admission, he enrolled as an overseas student at the Republic of China Air Force Academy in Taiwan, later transferring to the Department of Mechanical Engineering at National Taiwan University.

Honours

Hong Kong honours and awards

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (United Kingdom, 1991)
Gold Bauhinia Star (Hong Kong SAR, 2004)^[2]

Foreign honours and awards

Order of the Sacred Treasure, Fourth Class (Japan)
Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette (Japan, announced 3 November 2008)^[3]

Honorary degrees

Honorary Doctor of Business Administration (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 1995)
Honorary Fellow (The University of Hong Kong, 1995)
Honorary Doctor of Laws (The University of Hong Kong, 1997)
Honorary Doctor of Social Sciences (City University of Hong Kong, 2008)
Honorary Doctor of Social Sciences (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2013)

Public service

Honorary Vice‑Chairman, Community Chest of Hong Kong (2001)
Honorary Consul of the Kingdom of Bahrain in Hong Kong (2001)
Founding President, World Federation of Ningbo Clansmen Chambers of Commerce
President, Hong Kong–Japan Cultural Association
Permanent Honorary President, Ningbo Association of Hong Kong
Vice‑Chairman, 12th Executive Committee, Hong Kong Zhoushan Association

University affiliations

Life Honorary President, National Taiwan University Alumni Association in Hong Kong
Honorary Director, Nanjing University
Advisory Professor, Zhejiang University
Visiting Professor, Sichuan Union University
Member, Advisory Committee, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Member, Advisory Committee, The University of Hong Kong
Member, Advisory Committee, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Business roles

Founder, Executive Director and Chairman (Emeritus), Chevalier International Holdings
Chairman (former), Chevalier Financial Services Asia-Pacific
Independent Non‑Executive Director (former), The Hong Kong and China Gas Company
Non‑Executive Director (former), Television Broadcasts Limited

Family

He had six daughters and one son: son Oscar Chow Weizheng; daughters Lily Chow; Huili Chow; Huiling Chow; Huizhi Chow; Huihui Chow (married actor Kenny Kwan, with three children); and Weiwei Chow.

Racehorses

A keen racing enthusiast, he and his children owned the horses Dexili, Dexibao, Dexisheng, Weidexi, Baqili, and Dexikang under the Hong Kong Jockey Club banner.

Namesakes

Chow Yei‑ching Building, The University of Hong Kong^[4]
Chow Yei‑ching Building, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University^[5]
Chow Yei‑ching School of Graduate Studies, City University of Hong Kong^[6]
Shengyi Building, Yuquan Campus, Zhejiang University

References

External links

“Chow Yei‑ching Awarded Honorary Doctorate” — University of Hong Kong (archived)

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