Cecil Chao | |||||||||
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Born | Cecil Chao Sze-Tsung 27 September 1936
Shanghai, China | ||||||||
Citizenship | Hong Kong | ||||||||
Alma mater | University of Durham | ||||||||
Occupation | Chairman of Cheuk Nang (Holdings) Ltd. | ||||||||
Children | 3; including Gigi | ||||||||
Parent(s) | Chao Tsong-yea (father) Chao Nyi Ya-tsung (mother) | ||||||||
Chinese name | |||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 趙世曾 | ||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 赵世曾 | ||||||||
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Cecil Chao Sze-Tsung ( Chinese: 趙世曾; born September 27, 1936)[ citation needed] is a Hong Kong billionaire who is the owner of Cheuk Nang (Holdings) Ltd. [1]
Chao is the last surviving of the four sons of Wuxi-born shipping tycoon Chao Tsong-yea and his wife Chao Nyi Ya-tsung. His elder brother Frank Chao Sze-bang died in 2001, and his younger brother George Chao Sze-kwong died in 2016. [2] [3]
He claims to have dated over 10,000 women. He has three children by three of them: Wai Yiu (mother of Gigi Chao), Ying Ying (mother of Howard), and Terri Holladay (mother of Roman). [4] [5]
In 2012, Chao gained international attention when he offered $65 million to any man who could convince his lesbian daughter, Gigi Chao, to marry him. [6] [7] Despite criticism, Chao remained unrepentant. [8] [9] In 2014, Chao increased the reward to $180 million. [10] [11] [12] Gigi responded publicly in an open letter printed in the South China Morning Post. [13] [14]
Cecil Chao | |||||||||
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Born | Cecil Chao Sze-Tsung 27 September 1936
Shanghai, China | ||||||||
Citizenship | Hong Kong | ||||||||
Alma mater | University of Durham | ||||||||
Occupation | Chairman of Cheuk Nang (Holdings) Ltd. | ||||||||
Children | 3; including Gigi | ||||||||
Parent(s) | Chao Tsong-yea (father) Chao Nyi Ya-tsung (mother) | ||||||||
Chinese name | |||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 趙世曾 | ||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 赵世曾 | ||||||||
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Cecil Chao Sze-Tsung ( Chinese: 趙世曾; born September 27, 1936)[ citation needed] is a Hong Kong billionaire who is the owner of Cheuk Nang (Holdings) Ltd. [1]
Chao is the last surviving of the four sons of Wuxi-born shipping tycoon Chao Tsong-yea and his wife Chao Nyi Ya-tsung. His elder brother Frank Chao Sze-bang died in 2001, and his younger brother George Chao Sze-kwong died in 2016. [2] [3]
He claims to have dated over 10,000 women. He has three children by three of them: Wai Yiu (mother of Gigi Chao), Ying Ying (mother of Howard), and Terri Holladay (mother of Roman). [4] [5]
In 2012, Chao gained international attention when he offered $65 million to any man who could convince his lesbian daughter, Gigi Chao, to marry him. [6] [7] Despite criticism, Chao remained unrepentant. [8] [9] In 2014, Chao increased the reward to $180 million. [10] [11] [12] Gigi responded publicly in an open letter printed in the South China Morning Post. [13] [14]