Chiang Chen | |
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蔣震 | |
Founder and Honorary Chairman of the Chen Hsong Holdings Limited[1] | |
In office 1958–2018 | |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Lai Yuen Chiang[2] |
Personal details | |
Born | Heze, Shandong, China | 29 August 1923
Died | 13 March 2022 Hong Kong, China | (aged 98)
Nationality | Hong Kong Chinese |
Residence | Hong Kong |
Chiang Chen | |||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 蒋震 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 蔣震 | ||||||||||
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Chiang Chen GBM OBE[3] (Chinese: 蔣震, 29 August 1923 – 13 March 2022) was a Hong Kong industrialist.[4]
He was the founder and chairman of the Chen Hsong Holdings Limited since 1958.[citation needed] As a pro-Beijing entrepreneur,[4] Chiang maintained good relations with the Chinese government, and was appointed a Hong Kong affair advisor.[citation needed] He was awarded the Grand Bauhinia Medal, the highest award under the Hong Kong honours and awards system on 1 July 2005[5][6] for his contributions in Hong Kong's industry. The Chiang Chen Studio Theatre in the Hong Kong Polytechnic University was also named after him.[7]
He was the father of Hong Kong legislator Ann Chiang.[8]
Chiang died on 13 March 2022, at the age of 98.[9]