Chiang Chen GBM OBE[3] (Chinese: 蔣震, 29 August 1923 – 13 March 2022) was a Hong Kong industrialist.[4]
Chiang Chen | |
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蔣震 | |
| Founder and Honorary Chairman of the Chen Hsong Holdings Limited[1] | |
| In office 1958–2018 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Lai Yuen Chiang[2] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 August 1923 Heze, Shandong, China |
| Died | 13 March 2022 (aged 98) Hong Kong, China |
| Nationality | Hong Kong Chinese |
| Residence | Hong Kong |
| Chiang Chen | |||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 蒋震 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 蔣震 | ||||||||||
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Biography edit
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 edit
- 1997: Appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) "for services to the modernisation of manufacturing industry in Hong Kong."[10]
- 2003: The George Washington University President's Medal[11]
- 2005: Grand Bauhinia Medal[5]
References edit
- ^ "Message from the Founder".
- ^ "Yuen Chiang Lai, Chen Hsong Holdings: Profile and Biography". Bloomberg News.
- ^ "蔣震博士, GBM, OBE" (in Chinese). Hong Kong: Young Industrial Awards of Hong Kong. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
- ^ a b "New lawmaker makes her mark". South China Morning Post. Hong Kong. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 劉皇發、蔣震將獲頒大紫荊 (in Chinese). Hong Kong: Apple Daily. 22 June 2005. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
- ^ "Culture and Promotion Office". Hong Kong: The Polytechnic University of Hong Kong. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 「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.
- ^ United Kingdom list: "No. 54794". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 June 1997. p. 24.
- ^ Lindsay, Matthew (1 April 2003). "Industrialist Chiang Chen Receives President's Medal". United States: GW News Centre. Retrieved 25 August 2014.