Fok Yingdong's introduction

Outstanding social activist, famous patriot, well-known Hong Kong industrialist, close friend of the Communist Party of China, Vice Chairman of the Eighth, Ninth and Tenth National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Mr. Fok Ying-tung, the permanent honorary president of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce of Hong Kong, passed away in Beijing at 19:30 on October 28, 2006 due to illness at the age of 84.

Mr. Fok Ying-tung was originally from Panyu, Guangdong, and was born in Hong Kong on November 21, 1922. He studied at Queen's College in Hong Kong in his early years, but dropped out of school due to the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War. He successively worked as a coal burner on a ship, an apprentice in a sugar factory, a coolie building an airport, and opened a small grocery store. In 1948, he went to Dongsha Island to join forces with others in the business of salvaging seaweed. In the late 1940s, he engaged in the maritime lightering business and began his entrepreneurial career. In 1953 and 1954, he founded Lixin Real Estate Co., Ltd. and Yourong Co., Ltd. respectively and served as chairman. Later, he established Fok Ying Tung Group and served as chairman. From 1965 to 1984, he served as the president of the Hong Kong Real Estate Developers Association. Since 1981, he has served as executive committee member of the International Football Federation, honorary chairman of the World Badminton Federation, chairman of the World Chess Federation, vice president of the Asian Football Confederation, president and permanent honorary president of the Hong Kong Football Association. From 1984 to 1988 and from 1990 to 1994, he served as the president of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce of Hong Kong, and later as the permanent honorary president of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce of Hong Kong. In 1986, he received an honorary doctorate from Sun Yat-sen University. In 1994, he received an honorary doctorate in humanities from Springfield University in the United States. In 1995, he received an honorary doctorate in social sciences from the University of Hong Kong and an Olympic Silver Medal from the International Olympic Committee. In July 1997, he was awarded the Grand Bauhinia Medal by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government.

Mr. Huo Yingdong served as a member of the Standing Committee of the Fifth and Sixth CPPCC National Committees, a representative of the Seventh National People's Congress, a member of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, and Vice Chairman of the Eighth, Ninth and Tenth CPPCC National Committees. During the process of Hong Kong's return to the motherland, he successively served as a member of the Drafting Committee of the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, a consultant on Hong Kong affairs, a deputy chairman of the Preparatory Committee of the Preparatory Committee of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, a deputy chairman of the Preparatory Committee of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, and the first government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Selection committee members.

Mr. Fok Ying-tung is a well-known industrialist in Hong Kong. In the 1940s, he began to help his mother run a grocery store, developing a strong will and a flexible approach to things. After the end of the Anti-Japanese War, he seized the opportunity of the urgent development of the transportation industry and returned to his father's old barge business. In the 1950s, Hong Kong's population surged, industry and commerce emerged, and the market demand for land and buildings became increasingly strong. He assessed the situation, founded Lixin Real Estate Co., Ltd., and began to operate the real estate industry. He pioneered the hierarchical pre-sale "off-the-plan" and installment payment business methods, which made a great contribution to the development of Hong Kong's real estate industry. The development of the real estate industry drove the construction materials industry, and he began to enter the seabed sand mining industry and became the "Sea Sand King". In order to enhance his strength, he acquired the American Taiping Island Shipyard, pioneering the Chinese acquisition of foreign companies in Hong Kong. He also devoted himself to land reclamation and contracted international bidding projects. He was one of the first Hong Kong people to win the bid for major international projects. Since 1955, he has founded Fok Hing Yip Tong Real Estate Co., Ltd., Shun Tak Shipping Co., Ltd., etc., with business scope covering real estate, construction, shipping, building materials, petroleum, department stores, hotels, restaurants, etc., and has emerged in Hong Kong's business community. In the mid-1960s, Hong Kong's real estate industry was at a low ebb. At the critical moment, he vigorously advocated for shared development and independent prosperity. He united the majority of real estate developers to convene the first board meeting of the Hong Kong Real Estate Construction Association and was elected as the president. , and was re-elected for 20 years. Due to his important contribution to Hong Kong's economic development, Mr. Fok Ying-tung is well-known in Hong Kong's industrial and commercial circles. He has served as the president of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce of Hong Kong for a long time and was elected as the permanent honorary president. Macau Tourism and Entertainment Co., Ltd., co-founded by ***, has become the main pillar of Macau's economy and the main source of government revenue, and has had an important impact on the development of Macau's economy.

Mr. Huo Yingdong is a famous patriot and a close friend of the Communist Party of China.

When he was young, he had the ambition, passion and courage to do things for the country. During the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, when Western countries implemented a comprehensive embargo on our country and the British Hong Kong authorities used force to "anti-smuggling", he organized a large-scale fleet in Hong Kong to transport a large amount of urgently needed supplies to the motherland, effectively supporting the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea. In the late 1970s, at the beginning of the country's reform and opening up, he began planning to invest in the mainland. In 1979, he invested in the construction of Zhongshan Hot Spring Hotel and became one of the first Hong Kong entrepreneurs to invest in the mainland. In 1983, the White Swan Hotel in Guangzhou, which he built in cooperation with the relevant departments of Guangdong Province, began its trial operation. It became the first large-scale modern hotel in my country designed, constructed and managed by the Chinese themselves, and was highly praised by Comrade Deng Xiaoping. He firmly supports the great concept of "one country, two systems" proposed by Comrade Deng Xiaoping, wholeheartedly supports the central government's principles and policies for Hong Kong, and has made outstanding contributions to ensuring Hong Kong's smooth transition, smooth return, and long-term prosperity and stability. Since 1985, he has been a member of the Drafting Committee of the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, actively performing his duties and providing suggestions, and played an important role in the successful formulation of the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Since July 1993, he has held important positions as deputy chairman of the Preparatory Committee and the Preparatory Committee of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Preparatory Committee. He frequently travels between Hong Kong and Beijing, attending or presiding over relevant meetings and activities, listening to and reflecting on Hong Kong's Participate in the formulation of various programs and policies with the opinions of people from all walks of life. He has publicly stated many times that under the care and correct policy guidance of the central government, and with the support of people from all walks of life in Hong Kong, he believes that the future SAR government will definitely build Hong Kong better. His insights and sincere patriotism infected the Hong Kong people and strengthened their confidence in Hong Kong's return to the motherland. After Hong Kong returned to the motherland, he continued to use his social influence to actively implement the policies of "one country, two systems", "Hong Kong people governing Hong Kong" and a high degree of autonomy, and fully supported the chief executive of the SAR and the SAR government in governing in accordance with the Basic Law and safeguarding Hong Kong's prosperity. Make new contributions steadily. He has actively participated in the reform, opening up and modernization of the motherland, and has long been committed to the prosperity and stability of Hong Kong. He has been fully recognized by the party and the country, and has forged deep friendships with generations of central leaders.

Mr. Fok Yingdong has made significant contributions to national development and modernization. Since the reform and opening up, he has actively participated in the economic construction of the mainland. It has successively invested in or donated many major projects such as Panyu Dashi Bridge, Luoxi Bridge, Shawan Bridge and four bridges on the Guangzhou-Zhuhai Highway. He has worked hard for the development and construction of Nansha, Guangzhou for more than ten years. Guangzhou Nansha Seaside New City was built on the tidal flat. He has fully supported the country's education. Since the 1980s, he has donated huge sums of money to establish various foundations to support education in the mainland and donated funds to build a large number of teaching facilities. To date, his foundation has donated a total of HK$760 million to educational and cultural undertakings across the country, of which the Fok Ying Tung Education Foundation has donated more than US$15 million, and has funded more than 2,000 young teachers. He and other patriotic entrepreneurs in Hong Kong jointly initiated and established the Peihua Education Foundation in 1982, which has trained more than 10,000 economic management talents and management talents in ethnic minority areas in the mainland. He spared no effort to support the country's sports undertakings. In 1974, with his vigorous efforts and hard work, China regained its seat in the Asian Football Confederation. Since then, he has actively promoted China's return to international sports organizations such as badminton, basketball, volleyball, and cycling. He made significant contributions to Beijing's hosting of the 11th Asian Games and its bid to host the 2008 Olympic Games. In order to encourage the athletes of the motherland, he has repeatedly awarded bonuses to athletes and coaches who have achieved outstanding results in the Olympic Games and other major international events. He also donated huge sums of money to build the Chinese Sports History Museum and the Chinese Martial Arts Research Institute, built sports facilities in many places and schools across the country, and established the Asian Chess Fund dedicated to promoting Chinese chess around the world. Over the past 20 years, he has donated more than HK$1 billion to support the development of domestic competitive sports and mass sports.

He is also very concerned about the construction of old revolutionary areas, and proposes to establish a "Red Triangle" economic zone with complementary advantages among the three old revolutionary areas of Shaoguan in Guangdong, Ganzhou in Jiangxi, and Chenzhou in Hunan. Through his foundation, he will contribute to the infrastructure construction and development of the region. Donated 150 million Hong Kong dollars for various exchange activities, making positive contributions to the economic development of the old area. During the floods in East China in 1992 and the SARS epidemic in 2003, he donated huge sums of money to help the poor. He also donated money to support the China Disabled Persons' Federation in carrying out relief work, and cared about and supported the promotion of traditional Chinese medicine. His good deeds were fully recognized by the country. In 2005, he won the "China Charity Award" awarded by the Ministry of Civil Affairs and China Charity Federation. Over the past 20 years of reform and opening up, he has built hundreds of projects in the mainland through the Fok Ying Tung Foundation, Fok Ying Tung Sports Foundation, Fok Ying Tung Panyu Construction Foundation and other institutions he founded, through sole proprietorship, joint ventures, donations, low-interest loans, etc. , with a total expenditure of more than HK$9 billion. He said: "We invest and donate in many ways in the mainland with only one purpose, which is to hope that the country will prosper and the nation will be prosperous. I have never forgotten that I am a Chinese, and I am willing to do my best to do more for the prosperity of the country. Real facts."

Mr. Fok Yingdong is an outstanding social activist. He has long served as Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. He is enthusiastic about the work of the People's Political Consultative Conference, actively participates in consultations on major national policies and important affairs, and actively provides advice and suggestions for the reform, opening up, and modernization of the motherland. He has made friends at home and abroad, using his special status and influence to widely publicize the great achievements of China's reform, opening up and modernization, and actively introduce Hong Kong's successful practices of "one country, two systems", "Hong Kong people governing Hong Kong" and a high degree of autonomy. He has always paid attention to the development and changes in cross-Strait relations and devoted himself to the cause of the peaceful reunification of the motherland. He actively promoted economic and cultural exchanges between Hong Kong and the mainland, vigorously advocated economic cooperation between Guangdong and Hong Kong, encouraged Hong Kong people to invest and start businesses in the mainland, and emphasized that Hong Kong should play an important role in the modernization process of the mainland. He not only introduces the achievements of the mainland's reform and opening up and his experience in investing in the mainland to Hong Kong people, but also often helps solve problems encountered by Hong Kong people investing in the mainland. He is praised by Hong Kong people as "the bridge of communication with the mainland." In order to promote exchanges between Hong Kong's sports community and the mainland, he also single-handedly promoted the "Provincial-Hong Kong Cup" football match, which has been held for 28 consecutive sessions since 1979. He adheres to the life principle of doing business and making money without forgetting to give back to the society, and enthusiastically supports various social undertakings in Hong Kong. Through his foundation, he has donated large sums of money to educational institutions such as the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Foundation, the Hong Kong Vocational Training Council, and Hong Kong Queen's Alumni Association Secondary School. He has also donated huge amounts to the University of Hong Kong, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Donate. He spared no effort to develop Hong Kong football and was the first president of the Hong Kong Football Association. He funded medals and bonuses for Hong Kong athletes who achieved good results in the Olympic Games. He also invited international sports celebrities to visit Hong Kong many times to promote Hong Kong sports. career development. He cares about the sufferings of the people and is enthusiastic about charity. Over the years, donations have helped many hospitals build buildings, add equipment, establish research funds, etc., and have won wide acclaim.

Mr. Huo Yingdong’s life was a life of patriotism, struggle and dedication. He is an outstanding representative of patriotism and Hong Kong. He is an outstanding representative of patriotism and Hong Kong. He is an outstanding representative of patriotism and Hong Kong. His legendary struggle life with courage to fight in the face of adversity and perseverance to success is a symbol of the Chinese nation's continuous self-improvement. A typical portrayal of the spirit; he is philanthropic, enthusiastic about charity, and selfless dedication, and is a model of serving the society; he is modest, low-key, lives a simple life, and his mind and character are admirable. He integrated his personal destiny with the rise and fall of the country. His patriotism and noble character are always worthy of people's respect and memory.