Cha Chi-ming (1914 – 28 March 2007), was a Hong Kong industrialist, entrepreneur and philanthropist. He was the Chairman of
CDW International Limited,
Mingly Corporation Limited, and
Hong Kong Resort International Limited and also a member of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Preparatory Committee, a member of the
Hong Kong Basic Law Drafting Committee
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Basic Law Drafting Committee (BLDC) was formed in June 1985 for the drafts of the Hong Kong Basic Law for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) after 1997. It was formed as a working group ...
, and a
Hong Kong Affairs Adviser
Hong Kong Affairs Advisers () were appointed by the Chinese government after the last Governor of Hong Kong, Chris Patten carried out his electoral reform in the British Hong Kong, in the eve of the handover of the sovereignty of the city-state fr ...
.
Life
Cha was born in
Haining
() is a county-level city in Zhejiang Province, China, and under the jurisdiction of Jiaxing. It is in the south side of Yangtze River Delta, and in the north of Zhejiang. It is to the southwest of central Shanghai, and east of Hangzhou, the p ...
,
Zhejiang
Zhejiang ( or , ; , also romanized as Chekiang) is an eastern, coastal province of the People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Hangzhou, and other notable cities include Ningbo and Wenzhou. Zhejiang is bordered by Jiang ...
Province. He was a distant paternal relative of the
wuxia
( ), which literally means "martial heroes", is a genre of Chinese fiction concerning the adventures of martial artists in ancient China. Although is traditionally a form of historical fiction, its popularity has caused it to be adapted f ...
novelist
Louis Cha
Louis Cha Leung-yung (; 10 March 1924 – 30 October 2018), better known by his pen name Jin Yong (), pronounced "Gum Yoong" in Cantonese, was a Chinese wuxia ("martial arts and chivalry") novelist and essayist who co-founded the Hong Kong dail ...
. He studied textile technology and graduated from
Zhejiang University
Zhejiang University, abbreviated as ZJU or Zheda and formerly romanized as Chekiang University, is a national public research university based in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. It is a member of the prestigious C9 League and is selected into the na ...
in 1931. In 1994, he donated US$20 million to create the
Qiu Shi Science and Technologies Foundation. The Foundation awards prizes such as the
Qiu Shi Science and Technology Prize, to Chinese scientists who have made significant advances in their fields.
Memorial
The Memorial of Cha Chi Ming is located inside of the main building of
Haining Library, Zhejiang, China.
Honours
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Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace (JP) is a judicial officer of a lower or ''puisne'' court, elected or appointed by means of a commission ( letters patent) to keep the peace. In past centuries the term commissioner of the peace was often used with the sa ...
, Hong Kong, 1971
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Grand Bauhinia Medal
The Grand Bauhinia Medal () is the highest award under the Hong Kong honours and awards system; it is to recognise the selected person's lifelong and highly significant contribution to the well-being of Hong Kong. The awardee is entitled to the ...
, Hong Kong, 1997
References
External links
Hong Kong Resorts Internationa
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Hong Kong Standar
HKR International
Hong Kong chief executives
Recipients of the Grand Bauhinia Medal
1914 births
2007 deaths
People from Haining
Zhejiang University alumni
Businesspeople from Jiaxing
Hong Kong Basic Law Drafting Committee members
Hong Kong Affairs Advisors
Members of the Selection Committee of Hong Kong
Politicians from Jiaxing
Chinese emigrants to British Hong Kong
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