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 gro ...
, and a
Hong Kong Affairs Adviser.
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
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Province. He was a distant paternal relative of the
wuxia
( , literally "martial arts and chivalry") is a genre of Chinese literature, Chinese fiction concerning the adventures of martial artists in ancient China. Although is traditionally a form of historical fantasy literature, its popularity ha ...
novelist
Louis Cha. He studied textile technology and graduated from
Zhejiang University
Zhejiang University (ZJU) is a public university, public research university in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education (China), Ministry of Education. The university is part of Project 211, Project 985, and D ...
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, Hong Kong, 1971
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Grand Bauhinia Medal
The Grand Bauhinia Medal () is the highest award under the Decorations and medals of Hong Kong, 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 ...
, 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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