Cha Chi Ming

Cha Chi-ming
Born	1914 Haining City, Zhejiang Province, China
Died	28 March 2007 (aged 92–93) Hong Kong
Nationality	Chinese
Other names	Zha Jimin
Occupation	Industrialist, entrepreneur, philanthropist

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Cha.

Cha Chi Ming
Traditional Chinese	查濟民
Simplified Chinese	查济民
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhā Jìmín

Cha Chi-ming (1914 – 28 March 2007), GBM, JP, 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, and a Hong Kong Affairs Adviser.

Life

Cha was born in Haining City, Zhejiang Province. He was a distant paternal relative of the wuxia novelist Louis Cha. He studied textile technology and graduated from Zhejiang University in 1931. In 1994, he donated US$20 million to create the Qiu Shi Science and Technologies Foundation. The Foundation awards prizes to Chinese scientists who have made significant advances in their fields.

Honours

• Justice of the Peace, Hong Kong, 1971
• Grand Bauhinia Medal, Hong Kong, 1997

External links

Hong Kong Resorts International [1]
Hong Kong Standard [2]