Calvin Lo is a Hong Kong

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and

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(CEO) of RE Lee International, an

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age firm based Hong Kong.

Early life and education

Lo was born in

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, Canada. He studied at Queen's University and graduated in 1999.

Career

Early in his career, Lo worked in the investment banking division at

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from 2001 to 2002. Later, he joined his family's business, R.E. Lee International, which was founded in 1954. He also briefly served on the

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. In May 2022, Lo launched an

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in Hong Kong named Legacy Jewellery Fund. In July 2023, a ''

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'' investigation stated that it could not verify Lo's wealth or connection with Dorilton Capital and Williams, adding that representatives from those entities said they did not recognize his name. Lo refuted the claims and filed a complaint with the Royal Thai Police against the authors, alleging invasion of privacy, misrepresentation of information, and defamation. Lo was included in ''Gafencu'' magazine's annual "Power List 300", a listing of Hong Kong’s 300 most powerful people, for four consecutive years (2021–2024).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lo, Calvin Living people Canadian emigrants to Hong Kong Hong Kong businesspeople Businesspeople from Vancouver Year of birth missing (living people) Queen's University at Kingston alumni