Chiang Chen GBM

OBE The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...

(, 29 August 192313 March 2022) was a Hong Kong industrialist.

Biography

He was the founder and chairman of the Chen Hsong Holdings Limited since 1958. As a

pro-Beijing The pro-Beijing camp, pro-establishment camp, pro-government camp or pro-China camp refers to a political alignment in Hong Kong which generally supports the policies of the Beijing central government and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) t ...

entrepreneur, Chiang maintained good relations with the Chinese government, and was appointed a Hong Kong affair advisor. He was awarded the

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 th ...

, the highest award under the Hong Kong honours and awards system on 1 July 2005 for his contributions in Hong Kong's industry. The Chiang Chen Studio Theatre in the

Hong Kong Polytechnic University The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) is a public research university located in Hung Hom, Hong Kong near Hung Hom station. The University is one of the eight government-funded degree-granting tertiary institutions in Hong Kong. Foun ...

was also named after him. He was the father of Hong Kong legislator Ann Chiang. Chiang died on 13 March 2022, at the age of 98.

Awards

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: Appointed

Officer of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...

(OBE) "for services to the modernisation of manufacturing industry in

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."United Kingdom list: *2003: The

George Washington University , mottoeng = "God is Our Trust" , established = , type = Private federally chartered research university , academic_affiliations = , endowment = $2.8 billion (2022) , presi ...

President's Medal *2005:

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chiang, Chen 1923 births 2022 deaths Hong Kong businesspeople Hong Kong business executives Hong Kong Affairs Advisors Recipients of the Grand Bauhinia Medal Officers of the Order of the British Empire People from Heze Businesspeople from Shandong Chinese emigrants to British Hong Kong