Chen Din Hwa

Chen Din-hwa 陳廷驊 陈廷骅
Born	1923 Ningbo, Zhejiang, China
Occupation	Founder & Chairman Nan Fung Development Limited
Net worth	US$ 3.7 billion[1]

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

Chen Din-hwa (Traditional Chinese: 陳廷驊; Simplified Chinese: 陈廷骅), is a Hong Kong industrial tycoon, billionaire and philanthropist. He is regarded as the Magnate of Cotton Yarn in Hong Kong.^[2]

Life

Chen was born in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, Mainland China in 1923. His father was a Shanghai-based industralist mainly did business in textile. When Chen was 22 years old, he already became the chief manager of his family business and owns several shops and factories in Shanghai and Ningbo. 1949, Chen's family shifted to Hong Kong and developed business there.

Business

Chen is the chairman of Nan Fung Textiles Consolidated Limited and Nan Fung Development Limited.^[3]

In 2005, Chen was reported to be worth US$1,400,000,000. The 2008 Hong Kong's 40 Richest by Forbes,^[4] ranked Chen as one of Hong Kong's top 10 billionaires.

External links

• (Chinese) short bios. at CUHK
• short bios. at Forbes

References

1. ^ #10 Chen Din Hwa - Forbes.com
2. ^ 陈廷骅_百度百科 (Chinese language)
3. ^ Chen biodata
4. ^ Hong Kong's 40 Richest - Forbes.com

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Name	Chen, Dinhwa
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Date of birth	1923
Place of birth	Ningbo, Zhejiang, China
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