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Kok Thay (given Name)
Guotai is a pinyin transliteration of a Chinese given name; in Cantonese dialect, it may also transliteration as Kwok Tai; in Singapore and Malaysia, as Kok Thay, may refer to: * Zhou Guotai, a Chinese military general * Law Kwok-tai, Republic of China (Taiwan) international footballer from Hong Kong in the 1950s to 1960s * Lim Kok Thay, Malaysian billionaire See also * Guotai (other) Guotai or Guo Tai is the atonal pinyin romanization of various Chinese words and names, usually in reference to a traditional expression about a peaceful and prosperous era in a country's history. It may refer to: Business * Guotai Junan Securi ... {{Given name, cat=Chinese masculine given names Masculine given names ...
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Pinyin
Hanyu Pinyin (), often shortened to just pinyin, is the official romanization system for Standard Mandarin Chinese in China, and to some extent, in Singapore and Malaysia. It is often used to teach Mandarin, normally written in Chinese form, to learners already familiar with the Latin alphabet. The system includes four diacritics denoting tones, but pinyin without tone marks is used to spell Chinese names and words in languages written in the Latin script, and is also used in certain computer input methods to enter Chinese characters. The word ' () literally means "Han language" (i.e. Chinese language), while ' () means "spelled sounds". The pinyin system was developed in the 1950s by a group of Chinese linguists including Zhou Youguang and was based on earlier forms of romanizations of Chinese. It was published by the Chinese Government in 1958 and revised several times. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) adopted pinyin as an international standard ...
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Zhou Guotai
Zhou Guotai (; born 30 August 1949) is a former major general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, and former director of Research and Development Center for Security and Protection of Tsinghua University. Zhou is also a fellow of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. He has been hailed as "father of China's bulletproof vest". In October 2015, he was placed under investigation by the military's anti-corruption agency for "serious violations of discipline". He previously served as deputy head of Oil Supplies Division of PLA General Logistics Department. He is so far the first academician from the Chinese Academy of Engineering sacked for graft since the beginning of Communist Party general secretary Xi Jinping's ongoing anti-corruption battle after he took power in the 18th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. Biography Zhou was born in Zhenlai County, Jilin, China, on August 30, 1949, with his ancestral home in Wendeng, Shandong. Zhou enlisted in the People's L ...
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Law Kwok-tai
Law Kwok-tai (or transliterated as Lo Kwok Tai; 5 August 1929 – 1 September 2013) was a football coach and a Republic of China (Taiwan) international footballer, but born and spent his entire playing and coaching career in the British Hong Kong, a colony that geographically located in the southern China. Law retired as a professional footballer in 1976, aged 47. That season he was a player-manager. He coached until the 1990s, at aged 60s. At international level he played for Republic of China (Taiwan) in the Olympics as well as Asian Games and AFC Asian Cup. He also played for Hong Kong League XI in non-official match in Merdeka Tournament, as well as "Hong Kong Chinese" team in another friendly tournament, Ho Ho Cup. Club career At club level, Law played for Eastern of the Hong Kong First Division League. International career Law participated in the 1960 Olympics for the Republic of China (Taiwan, now played as Chinese Taipei). He played his only appearance in that tourn ...
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Lim Kok Thay
Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay (; born 16 August 1951) is a Malaysian Chinese billionaire businessman. He is the chairman of Genting Group, a casinos, resorts and palm oil conglomerate with a market capitalization of almost MYR40 billion, and the second son of fellow billionaire Lim Goh Tong, the company's founder. Career Lim is the chairman and board executive of Genting Malaysia Berhad & Genting Berhad, also known as Genting Group, a conglomerate active in leisure & hospitality, power generation, oil palm plantations, property development, biotechnology, and oil & gas business activities. He is the co-founder of Genting Hong Kong Limited, formerly known as Star Cruises Limited. Star Cruises, together with Norwegian Cruise Line was in 2011 the third largest cruise operator in the world, with a combined fleet of 18 ships providing about 35,000 lower berths. He has a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from University of London. He attended the six-week advanced management programm ...
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Guotai (other)
Guotai or Guo Tai is the atonal pinyin romanization of various Chinese words and names, usually in reference to a traditional expression about a peaceful and prosperous era in a country's history. It may refer to: Business * Guotai Junan Securities, a Chinese listed company, a securities broker and an investment bank, that formed by a merger ** Guotai Junan Futures, a subsidiary of Guotai Junan Securities ** Guotai Junan International Holdings, a listed company based in Hong Kong and a subsidiary of Guotai Junan Securities ** Guotai Securities, a predecessor of Guotai Junan Securities * Cathay Pacific Airways, known as just Cathay Pacific, is a Hong Kong-based airline, also known as its pinyin transliteration of its Chinese name as ''Guotai hangkong'' * Cathay Bank, a United States bank that was specialized for Chinese communities, also known as its pinyin transliteration of its Chinese name as ''Guotai Yinhang'' ** Cathay General Bancorp, parent company of Cathay Bank, a listed ...
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