Raymond Kwok Ping-luen JP (, born 1952) is the chairman and managing director of

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, the largest

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in Hong Kong. He is the chairman of SUNeVision Holdings Ltd. and SmarTone Telecommunications Holdings Limited. He is the youngest son of Kwok Tak Seng, and the youngest brother of

Walter Kwok Walter Kwok Ping-sheung JP (; Cantonese pronunciation: ; 1950 – 20 October 2018) was a Hong Kong real estate developer. He was the eldest son of Kwok Tak-seng, founder of Sun Hung Kai Properties, and his wife Kwong Siu-hing. Following t ...

, and

Thomas Kwok Thomas Kwok Ping-kwong (; born October 6, 1951) is a Hong Kong billionaire, and the former joint chairman and managing director (with his brother Raymond Kwok) of Sun Hung Kai Properties, the largest property developer in Hong Kong. He receive ...

Wealth

The Kwok brothers are the third wealthiest people in Hong Kong and

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, just after Li Ka Shing and

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. Their combined wealth is estimated to be US$17 billion in Forbes' 2011 list of billionaires.Raymond Kwok – Forbes
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, the Kwok family as a whole is the third richest family in Asia, with a net worth of US$40.4 billion.

Education

Kwok holds a law degree from

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, an MBA from

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, an Honorary

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in Business Administration from the

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and an Honorary Doctorate in Laws from the

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Bribery charges

In March 2012, Raymond Kwok and Thomas Kwok were arrested on bribery charges. In March 2013, Thomas and Raymond Kwok pleaded not guilty to corruption charges involving payments and loans to Hong Kong's former

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. In December 2014, Raymond Kwok was cleared of all charges, while his brother Thomas was convicted of "conspiracy to commit misconduct in public office."

Election Committee

In September 2021, the Liaison Office ordered members of the

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to spend 2 hours talking to the public; Kwok spent a few minutes at his booth, and then left.

References

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