Chiang Chen

The Honourable
Chiang Chen
GBM OBE
蔣震
Founder and Honorary Chairman of the Chen Hsong Holdings Limited[1]
In office
1958–2018
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byLai Yuen Chiang[2]
Personal details
Born(1923-08-29)29 August 1923
Heze, Shandong, China
Died13 March 2022(2022-03-13) (aged 98)
Hong Kong, China
NationalityHong Kong Chinese
ResidenceHong Kong
Chiang Chen
Traditional Chinese蒋震
Simplified Chinese蔣震
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJiǎng Zhèn
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingZoeng5 Zan3
In this Chinese name, the family name is Chiang.

Chiang Chen GBM OBE[3] (Chinese: 蔣震, 29 August 1923 – 13 March 2022) was a Hong Kong industrialist.[4]

Biography

He was the founder and chairman of the Chen Hsong Holdings Limited since 1958.[citation needed] As a pro-Beijing entrepreneur,[4] Chiang maintained good relations with the Chinese government, and was appointed a Hong Kong affair advisor.[citation needed] He was awarded the Grand Bauhinia Medal, the highest award under the Hong Kong honours and awards system on 1 July 2005[5][6] for his contributions in Hong Kong's industry. The Chiang Chen Studio Theatre in the Hong Kong Polytechnic University was also named after him.[7]

He was the father of Hong Kong legislator Ann Chiang.[8]

Chiang died on 13 March 2022, at the age of 98.[9]

Awards

References

  1. ^ "Message from the Founder".
  2. ^ "Yuen Chiang Lai, Chen Hsong Holdings: Profile and Biography". Bloomberg News.
  3. ^ "蔣震博士, GBM, OBE" (in Chinese). Hong Kong: Young Industrial Awards of Hong Kong. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  4. ^ a b "New lawmaker makes her mark". South China Morning Post. Hong Kong. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  5. ^ a b "HKSAR PRECEDENCE LIST" (PDF). Hong Kong: HKSAR Government. August 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 November 2009. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  6. ^ 劉皇發、蔣震將獲頒大紫荊 (in Chinese). Hong Kong: Apple Daily. 22 June 2005. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  7. ^ "Culture and Promotion Office". Hong Kong: The Polytechnic University of Hong Kong. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  8. ^ Wong, Linda. "Honorary Fellow Dr The Hon Chiang Lai-wan" (PDF). Hong Kong: City University of Hong Kong. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  9. ^ 「注塑機大王」蔣震離世 享壽100歲 (in Chinese). Hong Kong: Headline Daily. 15 March 2022. Archived from the original on 15 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  10. ^ United Kingdom list: "No. 54794". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 June 1997. p. 24.
  11. ^ Lindsay, Matthew (1 April 2003). "Industrialist Chiang Chen Receives President's Medal". United States: GW News Centre. Retrieved 25 August 2014.