Chan Sui-kau

The Honourable Chan Sui-kau GBM, GBS, OBE, JP
陳瑞球
Chairman of YGM Group
In office 1949[1]–2018
Preceded by	Office established
Personal details
Born	(1926-10-22)22 October 1926 Dongguan, Guangdong, Republic of China
Died	27 March 2018(2018-03-27) (aged 91) Hong Kong
Nationality	Hong Kong Chinese

Chan Sui-kau
Traditional Chinese	陈瑞球
Simplified Chinese	陳瑞球
Transcriptions

In this Chinese name, the family name is Chan.

Chan Sui-kau, GBM, GBS, OBE, JP[2] (Chinese: 陳瑞球; 22 October 1926 in Dongguan, Guangdong – 27 March 2018[3][4]) was a Hong Kong industrialist and philanthropist who is the founder of Yangtzekiang Garment Limited and the YGM Group.[5] Due to his contributions on Hong Kong's garment and textile industry, he is nicknamed the "King of Hong Kong's Garment Industry" (Chinese: 香港紡織大王) by the media.[6] Besides serving in the garment industry, Chan, as a pro-Beijing entrepreneur, maintained good relations with the Chinese government, and was appointed as a National Committee Member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference representing Hong Kong, serving in that post from 1993 to 2003.[5]

Chan held Honorary Doctorates from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and the City University of Hong Kong.[5] The Chan Sui Kau and Chan Lam Moon Chun Hall in the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and a sports rehabilitation centre in the Hong Kong Polytechnic University is named after him.[7] Chan was awarded the Grand Bauhinia Medal, the highest award under the Hong Kong honours and awards system on July 1, 2008.[8]

Awards

• 1983: Justice of the Peace[5]
• 1988: OBE
• 2002: Gold Bauhinia Star
• 2008: Grand Bauhinia Medal

References

1. "Company Overview - Our History". Hong Kong: YGM Trading Limited. Archived from the original on 25 March 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
2. "Recipients of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Honours and Awards Grand Bauhinia Medal (G.B.M.)". Hong Kong: Hong Kong Government. 2008. Archived from the original on 26 October 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
3. "紡織大王陳瑞球心臟停頓離世 享年91歲". 27 March 2018.
4. "紡織大王陳瑞球離世". 2018-03-28. Archived from the original on 2018-03-28.
5. "HKU Honorary University Fellows". The University of Hong Kong. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
6. 東森房屋-香港文匯報供稿－紡織大王莞邑之光陳瑞球 (in Chinese). China: Etwarm.com. 23 February 2011. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
7. Dr Chan Sui-kau Honoured 運動康復中心以陳瑞球伉儷命名 Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
8. "HKSAR PRECEDENCE LIST" (PDF). Hong Kong: HKSAR Government. August 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-11-22. Retrieved 17 August 2014.