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Huo Xu
Huo () is a Chinese surname. It is pronounced as Fok in Cantonese. During the Zhou Dynasty, King Wu of Zhou, King Wu awarded land to his brother Shuchu (叔處) in "Huo" (modern Huozhou, Shanxi), and Shuchu's descendants adopted "Huo" as their family name. Notable people * Huo Qubing (霍去病; 140–117 BC), Western Han Dynasty general * Huo Guang (霍光; d. 68 BC), Huo Qubing's half-brother, Western Han Dynasty statesman * Empress Huo Chengjun, Huo Chengjun (霍成君; d. 54 BC), Huo Guang's daughter, Western Han Dynasty empress * Huo Jun (霍峻; 177–216), Eastern Han Dynasty general * Huo Yi (霍弋), Huo Jun's son, Shu general of the Three Kingdoms period * Huo Ji (霍冀; 1516–1575), Ming Dynasty official * Huo Yuanjia (霍元甲; 1868–1910), Qing Dynasty martial artist * Henry Fok, Henry Fok Ying-tung (霍英東; Huo Yingdong; 1923–2006), Hong Kong businessman * Timothy Fok, Timothy Fok Tsun-ting (霍震霆; Huo Zhenting; b. 1946), Henry Fok's eldest son, Hong ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinese Surname
Chinese surnames are used by Han Chinese and Sinicized ethnic groups in China, Taiwan, Korea, Vietnam, and among overseas Chinese communities around the world such as Singapore and Malaysia. Written Chinese names begin with surnames, unlike the Western tradition in which surnames are written last. Around 2,000 Han Chinese surnames are currently in use, but the great proportion of Han Chinese people use only a relatively small number of these surnames; 19 surnames are used by around half of the Han Chinese people, while 100 surnames are used by around 87% of the population. A report in 2019 gives the most common Chinese surnames as Wang and Li, each shared by over 100 million people in China. The remaining top ten most common Chinese surnames are Zhang, Liu, Chen, Yang, Huang, Zhao, Wu and Zhou. Two distinct types of Chinese surnames existed in ancient China, namely ''xing'' () ancestral clan names and ''shi'' () branch lineage names. Later, the two terms began to be used i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Fok
Henry Fok Ying Tung (10 May 1923 – 28 October 2006) was a Hong Kong businessman. He has ancestral roots in Lianxi Village, Panyu, now part of Guangzhou, Guangdong. Fok was the vice-chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference of PRC since March 1993, and was possibly the most powerful Hongkonger in the politics of the People's Republic of China. In 2006, the Forbes Magazine ranked Henry Fok the 7th wealthiest tycoon in Hong Kong and 181st wealthiest tycoon in the world, with an established net worth of $3.7 billion. He died in Beijing on 28 October 2006. Biography Fok was born on 10 May 1923 in Hong Kong to an ethnic Tanka family. Fok's father died in a boating accident when he was just seven. He studied at Queen's College, but was not able to finish junior high due to the Japanese invasion in 1937. He worked as a labourer during that time while helping to run the family's small boat business. Business After the war, he bec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raulito Carbonell
Raul Carbonell Huo (better known as Raulito Carbonell and also known as Raulito Carbonell, Jr., born approx. 1950) is a Puerto Rican actor, comedian, salsa singer, published author and lawyer. He has played several famous characters on Puerto Rican television, most notably "Israel", "El Veterano" and "Papo Swing", and released one salsa album in 1995. Biography Carbonell is the son of Raul Carbonell, Sr., who himself was a poet and voice actor. Raul Sr. used to work on Puerto Rican radionovelas and was well known by the Puerto Rican public. Carbonell, Jr. began his entertainment career at the young age of eight, at first acting on telenovelas and drama films. Around 1975, Carbonell, Jr. began participating on Puerto Rican television comedies. During the early 80's, Carbonell, Jr. acted alongside Jacobo Morales, playing "El Veterano, Erminio Dominguez", a Vietnam War veteran, on a WAPA-TV variety show's ("El Show del Mediodia") daily comedy sketch, "La Tiendita". During the lat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huo Siyan
Huo Siyan (born October 23, 1981) is a Chinese actress. Biography Huo was born in a middle-class family in Beijing. Both her parents were university dons. She made her debut in an advertisement during 11th grade in school, and entered showbiz as she was invited to participate in a selection test for acting in a television series. After taking the college entrance examination, Huo chose to become a professional actress and started working on some television series. Her film debut was '' My Name Is Fame'', in which she co-starred with Hong Kong actor Sean Lau. Filmography Film Television series Awards and nominations References External links *Huo Siyan's pageon Sina.com *Huo Siyan's blogon Sina.com Sina Corporation (, "new wave") is a Chinese technology company. Sina operates four major business lines: Sina Weibo, Sina Mobile, Sina Online, and Sinanet. Sina has over 100 million registered users worldwide. Sina was recognized by '' South ... Actress Huo Siyan to A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wallace Huo
Wallace Huo Chien-hwa (, born 26 December 1979) is a Taiwanese actor, singer and producer. He is known for his roles in ''At Dolphin Bay'' (2003), ''Chinese Paladin 3'' (2009), ''Swordsman'' (2013), '' Battle of Changsha'' (2014), ''The Journey of Flower'' (2015), '' Love Me If You Dare'' (2015) and ''Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace'' (2018) Huo ranked 82nd on ''Forbes'' China Celebrity 100 list in 2014, 48th in 2015, 22nd in 2017, and 66th in 2019. Early life Huo was born in Taipei, Taiwan on 26 December 1979 to Liu Yu and Huo Chao-Ku. He has one brother, Huo Chien-yuan. His family originated from Shandong; his parents were natives of Longkou and Tianjin respectively. His grandfather was a follower of Sun Yat-sen and in October 1949, his family moved to Taiwan. Both his parents worked in the court system and his brother is a police officer. His parents divorced when he was young. Huo once aspired to be a basketball player but then turned to singing in his early teenage days. With ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serge Huo-Chao-Si
Serge Huo-Chao-Si (born 1968 in La Réunion) is a contemporary artist and comic book creator. Early life Serge Huo-Chao-Si studied in Saint-Denis, Réunion and in Lille, and graduated in mechanical engineering from high school on his native island. Huo-Chao-Si was among the founders of '' Le Cri du Margouillat'' magazine, where he was one of the most active authors. As well as comics, he is also interested in contemporary art, painting, drawing, photography, with many exhibitions of his work have been shown in Réunion and metropolitan France. Bibliography Illustrations * ''Votez Ubu colonial'', text by Emmanuel Genvrin, éd. Grand Océan 1994 Comics With Appollo * ''La Grippe coloniale, t1 : Le retour d'Ulysse'', éd. Vents d'Ouest 2003 * ''Dans les Hauts'' (collection), éd. Centre du monde 2001 * ''Cases en tôle'', éd. Centre du Monde 1999 * ''La Guerre d'Izidine'', Académie de la Réunion/Union européenne, collection "Floraisons", 2006 Awards ''La Grippe coloniale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clarence Fok
Clarence Fok Yiu-leung (霍耀良) is a Hong Kong film director and actor from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He is perhaps best known for directing the international cult classic ''Naked Killer'' (1992). He was once asked by producer Mario Kassar to direct ''Basic Instinct 2''.Source: interview on ''Naked Killer'' DVD Awards Fok was nominated as Best Supporting Actor at the 1986 Hong Kong Film Awards for his performance in ''Let's Make Laugh II'' (1985). Filmography As director * '' Special ID'' (2013) * '' Dating a Vampire in Bed'' (2006) * '' Don't Open Your Eyes'' (2006) * ''Martial Angels'' (2001) (as Clarence Ford) * '' Snakeheads'' (2001) * '' Queen of Kowloon'' (2000) * '' Don't Look Back... Or You'll Be Sorry in Bed'' (2000) (as Clarence Ford) * ''Century of the Dragon'' (1999) * '' The H.K. Triad'' (1999) * '' Her Name Is Cat'' (1998) (as Clarence Ford) * '' Cheap Killers'' (1998) * '' On Fire'' (1996) * ''Thunder Cop'' (1996) * '' Passion'' (1995) * ''The Black Panther ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Fok
Anthony Fok is a Singaporean private tutor. Biography In 2004, Fok started a tuition center, Xue Hai Tutorial Centre, later renamed as Little Professors Education Group, during his undergraduate days in Nanyang Technological University (NTU). After graduation from NTU with a degree in accountancy and economics in 2007, Fok sold off the tuition center to his partner. Fok then worked at an accountancy firm but left after five months. He then joined the Ministry of Education to become a school teacher, teaching Economics, Principles of Accounts and Business Studies In 2012, Fok left the teaching career to pursue a PhD at the National Institute of Education The National Institute of Education (NIE) is an autonomous institute of Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore. Ranked 12th in the world and 2nd in Asia by the QS World University Rankings in the subject of Education in 2015, the .... While studying, Fok set up another tuition center, JCEconomics.com, specia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canning Fok
Canning Fok Kin-ning (); born 1951 in Hong Kong) is a Hong Kong business executive. He is a director or chair of numerous management board in companies of Cheung Kong Holdings and Hutchison Whampoa. He is hailed as the "King of Employees" since he has been one of the Hong Kong's top-five taxpayers in the past few years. Education Fok holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from St. John's University in Minnesota, United States, and a diploma in financial management from the University of New England in New South Wales, Australia. He is a member of the Australian Institute of Chartered Accountants. Career Fok is considered Li Ka-shing's right-hand man, and has worked alongside the business magnate for over 40 years as his trusted lieutenant and dealmaker. Positions Fok worked as the following positions of the following companies. *Group Co-managing Director of CK Hutchison Holdings *Deputy Chairman of Cheung Kong Infrastructure *Chairman of Hongkong Electric Holdings *Chairman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Fok
Ian Fok Chun-wan, SBS, JP (; born 12 May 1949) is the Chief Executive of the Fok Ying Tung Foundation and the life honorary chairman of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce. He is the incumbent Hong Kong delegate to the National People's Congress. Son of famous pro-China tycoon Henry Fok, he was graduated from the University of British Columbia with the Master of Business Administration. He was made Justice of the Peace in 2003 and was awarded Silver Bauhinia Star (SBS) in 2005. He was first elected to the 11th National People's Congress in 2007 and was re-elected in 2011 and 2017. He is also the vice-chairman of the All-China Youth Federation and director of the Bank of East Asia The Bank of East Asia Limited, often abbreviated to BEA, is a Hong Kong banking and financial services company, headquartered in Central, Hong Kong. It is currently the largest independent local Hong Kong bank, and one of two remaining family .... References 1949 births Living people Dele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timothy Fok
Timothy Fok Tsun-ting (born 14 February 1946), GBS, JP, the eldest son of Henry Fok, is the President of the Hong Kong Football Association. He formerly represented the Sports, Performing Arts, Culture and Publication functional constituency between 1998 and 2012. While he was not affiliated with any political party, he caucused with the conservative wing of LegCo. He is a current Member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. Biography Education Fok was educated at St. Stephen's College, Stanley Hong Kong, Millfield School, a boarding school in Somerset, England, and the University of Southern California, United States. Affiliations and politics Fok was an active member of the International Olympic Committee from 2001 to 2016 and an honorary member since 2017; President of the Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong; Vice-President of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA); a Member of the 2008 Olympics Coordination Commission; President of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huo Yuanjia
Huo Yuanjia (18 January 1868 – 9 August 1910),wushu.org.cn states that the Chin Woo Athletic Association was founded on 7 July 1910 with Huo's great-grandson states that Huo died about 70 days after the Chin Woo Athletic Association was founded states August 1909 as Huo's date of death. Junqing, was a legendary Chinese martial artist and co-founder of the |
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