Ronnie Chan
The Honourable Ronnie Chan | |
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陳啟宗 | |
Born | Chan Chi-chung 1949 (age 74–75) |
Education | California State University University of Southern California (MBA) |
Occupation | Property developer |
Spouse | Barbara Chan |
Children | 2 |
Relatives | Gerald Chan (brother) |
Ronnie Chan Chi-chung | |
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Hanyu Pinyin | Chén Qǐzōng |
Yue: Cantonese | |
Jyutping | can4 kai2 zung1 |
Ronnie Chan Chi-chung GBM (Chinese: 陳啟宗; born 1949) is a Hong Kong businessman.
Education
Chan earned bachelor's and master's degrees in biology from a California State University. He received an MBA from the University of Southern California in 1976.[1][2][3]
Chan was given honorary doctorates by Tel Aviv University, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and the Chinese University of Hong Kong.[4]
Career
In 1991, he became the chairman of
He has served on the governing or advisory bodies of several think-tanks and universities, including China Foreign Affairs University, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and his alma mater, the University of Southern California.[6][7]
He was a director of
Political views
Through his companies' multiple votes on Hong Kong's democratic '
He has stated that Hongkongers' "DNA is different from the mainlanders’ because many escaped from there" and blamed a lack of national identity for the protests.[10]
Philanthropy
In 1996, Chan began providing yearly financial assistance to needy students at top universities in China.[5]
In September 2014, Chan's family, through their
In 2021, a US$175 million gift was bestowed by Morningside on the
Personal life
Chan's brother Gerald Chan is also a director of Hang Lung Group.[16]
Chan is married to Barbara Chan and has two sons.[12][13]
In 2004, Chan's son Adriel Chan received his bachelor's degree in international relations from USC. Chan's other son Adley Chan earned his bachelor's degree in sociology, as well as bachelor's, master's, and doctorate degrees in occupational therapy from USC.[13]
References
- ^ "Ronnie C. Chan ENRON profile". Archived from the original on 21 February 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
- ^ "HANG LUNG PROPERTIES". www.hanglung.com. Archived from the original on 23 June 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- ^ USC. Ronnie C. Chan. "usc.edu". Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
- ^ Committee of 100. Member Roster. "committee100.org". Archived from the original on 12 June 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
- ^ a b Liu, Juliana (19 September 2014). "Hong Kong's tycoon philanthropist Ronnie Chan". BBC News. Archived from the original on 17 February 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
- ^ "Ronnie Chan". Institute for New Economic Thinking. Archived from the original on 24 February 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
- ^ Staff, WSJ. "Ronnie Chan: Don't Forget China's Problems". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 24 February 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
- ^ "Enron's Cast of Characters and Their Stock Sales". Trinity University. Archived from the original on 1 June 2010. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
- ^ "Wall Street's Ego Bubble" Archived 22 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine, Newsweek, 17 November 2009
- ^ a b Property developer Ronnie Chan says Hong Kong needs a ‘strong, political leader’ to handle protest crisis and putting civil servants in charge is ‘the most ridiculous’ idea Archived 11 October 2019 at the Wayback Machine, SCMP, 8 Oct 2019
- ^ "Philanthropy". www.morningside.com. Archived from the original on 21 December 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ a b Tsang, Denise. Ronnie Chan: philanthropist taking charity through the roof. 22 September 2014. "scmp.org". 22 September 2014. Archived from the original on 7 May 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
- ^ a b c Raymond, Jessica. Chan family gift creates first named, endowed occupational therapy program in nation. 17 September 2014. "usc.edu". 17 September 2014. Archived from the original on 28 March 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
- ^ "Conversation with Ronnie Chan on Philanthropy". Asia Society. Archived from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ "University of Massachusetts announces $175 million transformational gift to its Medical School". UMass Chan Medical School. 3 September 2021. Archived from the original on 18 January 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ "Hong Kong's 40 Richest". Forbes. 28 January 2008. Archived from the original on 19 September 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2016.