David Ho Ting-kwok (born 1952 or 1953) is a

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-based Canadian entrepreneur originally from

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."Billionaire Vancouver businessman David Ho faces criminal charges"
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'', September 29, 2009. He founded the now-defunct

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, and owns the

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(course land owned and leased from Musqueam Capital Corporation). He has a minority interest in MCL Motors (founded 1992) since selling it to Dilawri Automotive Group in 2010.Dilawri.ca
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. 2010-06-02. Accessed 2015-03-25. In 2005 he was named the Businessman of the Year by the Vancouver Junior Board of Trade., ''

'', June 29, 2005. Ho is a former member of the

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."Vancouver businessman David Ho charged with unlawful confinement and weapons offences"
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'', September 28, 2009. In 2009, Ho was charged with unlawful confinement, cocaine possession and possession of an unregistered firearm in relation to an incident involving a prostitute. On 2 February 2012, he pleaded guilty to a charge of unlawful confinement and was given a one-year suspended sentence, 45 hours of community service and a $5,000 fine.Frances Bula
"Vancouver billionaire pleads guilty to confining prostitute after night of sex"
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'' 2 February 2012 Ho and his family have been frequent donors to various charities, especially Orbis International. Ho's name was found in the

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involving his registration of Harmonyworld Investment Company by Mossack Foncesa.

Background

Ho's grandfather, Ho Ying-chie, owned the Hong Kong Tobacco Co., the eighth-largest tobacco company worldwide.

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chairman Charles Ho is his brother. Ho attended

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in Virginia, and then studied business at the

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."David Ho: Ultra-secritive, and ultra-rich"
, ''

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'', November 28, 2005. Ho, and his then-wife Rita Fung (sister of Fairchild Group CEO Thomas Fung and daughter of Fung King Hey, co-founder of Sun Hung Kai & Co. of

), arrived in

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in 1984 because she had family in the Vancouver area. The couple divorced in 1995. Ho later married Winnie Schweitzer, who along with Ho are directors in

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registered Harmonyworld Investments.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ho, David 1953 births Living people Businesspeople from Vancouver Canadian airline chief executives Canadian billionaires Canadian people of Hong Kong descent Canadian philanthropists Canadian businesspeople in real estate University of Richmond alumni Woodberry Forest School alumni People named in the Panama Papers

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