Lo Tak-shing
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Lo Tak-shing
Biography
Lo was born on 23 January 1935. He was the youngest of six, with four sisters and a brother (who died at an early age). His father, Lo Man-kam, was a practicing lawyer. His mother, Victoria (何錦姿), was the eldest daughter of Robert Hotung. Lo was admitted to Canton's Lingnan Primary School, Hong Kong's Lingnan Secondary School and Queen's College. He later attended Wadham College, Oxford and was awarded the Master of Jurisprudence and J.D.
Public career
1960 after returning from school, Lo joined Lo & Lo Solicitors as a senior partner, and later at
License plate auctions
During 1973, Lo, as the Chairman of the Transport Advisory Committee Chairman to Governor
Political career
In 1986, Lo was appointed deputy director of the
In 1989, the Lo Tak Shing Group of the party set up the
In 1995, Lo was the first to give up a British passport and obtain a PRC passport. Since Hong Kong residents can not easily apply for a Chinese passport, the media questioned the "back door" processes to obtain such passports for the well-connected.
Death
In October 2006 Lo suffered a heart attack, and on 11 December died at the age of 71 years at the Queen Mary Hospital. On 14 December 2006 he was buried in the Ho Tung family plot at Chiu Yuen Cemetery.
Family
Lo was of Chinese and European descent. His hobbies included smoking, and playing bridge and mahjong. He represented Hong Kong in international bridge tournaments. Lo was married three times. His first wife was Tamara Federova, his second wife was Su Jingwen, and his third wife was Zhang Huiyu (granddaughter of a wealthy businessman, Cheung Chuk Shan). Lo was survived by two sons and two daughters.
Honors
- JP (26 June 1970)
- OBE(1976)
- CBE(1982)
- Grand Bauhinia Medal (1997)
- Lingnan University) (12 December 2005)
References
- ^ News.gov.hk. "News.gov.hk." "CE mourns Lo Tak-shing's death" Retrieved 2008-11-23. Archive URL: [1]