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Shih Wing-ching (; born 17 March 1949 in
Shih Wing-ching (; born 17 March 1949 in Shanghai
Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flowin ...
) is a Hong Kong
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businessman. His family are from Ningbo
Ningbo (; Ningbonese: ''gnin² poq⁷'' , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), formerly romanized as Ningpo, is a major sub-provincial city in northeast Zhejiang province, People's Republic of China. It comprises 6 urban districts, 2 sate ...
in Zhejiang
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province but he came to Hong Kong at an early age. In 1978 he established Centaline Property Agency Limited, which is now one of the largest property
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agencies in both Hong Kong and China.
Shih is chairman of the board of Governors of Hong Kong Sinfonietta
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, a Council Member of Oxfam Hong Kong, and a Member of the Housing Authority
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, as well as the Commercial Properties Committee and the Subsidized Housing Committee of the Authority. He is active in charity and