Huo Yingdong

Huo Yingdong

Huo Yingdong was born in May 1923, formerly known as Guantai. His ancestral home is Panyu, Guangdong Province. He was born in Hong Kong. He lost his father at the age of 7. At the age of 12, he entered Hong Kong Huangren English Academy and dropped out of school because of the outbreak of the anti Japanese war. He is an outstanding social activist, a famous patriot, a well-known industrialist in Hong Kong, a close friend of the Communist Party of China, the vice chairman of the eighth, ninth and Tenth National Committee of the Chinese people's Political Consultative Conference, and the forever honorary president of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong.

From November 1992 to November 1996, he was the president of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong. In 1985, he was a member of the Drafting Committee of the basic law of the Hong Kong SAR. He was elected vice chairman of the eighth CPPCC National Committee in March 1993. He was elected vice chairman of the Ninth CPPCC National Committee in March 1998. In March 2003, he was elected vice chairman of the 10th CPPCC National Committee at the first session of the 10th CPPCC National Committee.

On October 28, 2006, he died of illness in Beijing at the age of 84.

On December 18, 2018, the Party Central Committee and the State Council awarded Mr. Huo Yingdong the title of reform pioneer and the reform pioneer medal.

Life of the characters

Mr. Huo Yingdong, whose ancestral home is Panyu, Guangdong, was born in Hong Kong in May 1923. In his early years, he studied in Huangren Academy of Hong Kong, and later dropped out because of the outbreak of the Anti Japanese war. He worked as a coal burner on board, an apprentice in a sugar factory, a coolie in building an airport, and a small grocery store. In 1948, he went to Dongsha Island to do the business of salvaging sea grass. at the end of 1940's, he engaged in the business of lighterage on the sea and began his entrepreneurial career. in 1953 and 1954, Li Xin Real Estate Co., Ltd. and you Rong Co., Ltd. were established as the chairman respectively, and then Fok Ying Tung group was established as the chairman. From 1965 to 1984, he was the president of Hong Kong Real Estate Construction Association. since 1981, he has successively served as executive member of the International Football Federation, honorary president of the World Badminton Federation, President of the World Chess Federation, vice president of the Asian Football Federation, President of the Hong Kong Football Association and forever honorary president. from 1984 to 1988 and 1990 to 1994, he served as the president of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce of Hong Kong, and later as the honorary president of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce of Hong Kong. He received an honorary doctorate from Sun Yat sen University in 1986. He received an honorary doctorate in humanities from Springfield University in 1994. 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. He was awarded the great Bauhinia medal by the government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in July 1997. Mr. Huo Yingdong has successively served as standing member of the fifth and sixth national committees of the CPPCC, deputy to the Seventh National People's Congress, member of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, and vice chairman of the eighth, ninth and tenth national committees of the CPPCC. In the course of Hong Kong's return to the motherland, he has successively served as a member of the Drafting Committee of the basic law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, an adviser on Hong Kong affairs, a vice chairman of the Preparatory Committee of the Preparatory Committee of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, a vice chairman of the Preparatory Committee of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, and a member of the selection committee of the first government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

Characters and deeds

In the 1940s, he began to help his mother run a grocery store and developed a strong will and flexible way of doing things. After the end of the Anti Japanese War, he seized the opportunity of the urgent development of the transportation industry and re operated the old business of his father's generation. in the 1950s, with the rapid growth of population and the rise of industry and Commerce in Hong Kong, the market demand for land and buildings has become increasingly strong. He sized up the situation, founded Lixin Real Estate Co., Ltd., and began to operate the real estate industry. He pioneered the business mode of layered pre-sale of "uncompleted flats" and installment payment, which has made a great contribution to the development of Hong Kong's real estate industry. The development of the real estate industry has driven the construction materials industry. He began to march into the seabed sand mining industry and became the "Sand King". In order to enhance his strength, he acquired the American Taiping Island shipyard, and created a precedent for the Chinese to acquire 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 established Huo xingyetang Real Estate Co., Ltd. and Shun Tak Shipping Co., Ltd. with business scope covering real estate, construction, shipping, building materials, oil, department stores, hotels, restaurants, etc. He has become a prominent figure in the Hong Kong business community. In the mid-1960s, Hong Kong's real estate industry was at a low ebb. At the critical moment, he vigorously advocated common development and prosperity. He joined hands with the majority of real estate developers to hold the first board meeting of the Hong Kong Real Estate Construction Association. He was elected president and was re elected for 20 years. Due to his important contribution to the economic development of Hong Kong, Mr. FOK has enjoyed a high reputation in the industrial and commercial circles of Hong Kong. He has been the president of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce of Hong Kong for a long time and has been elected the honorary president forever. Macao tourism and entertainment Co., Ltd., founded by others, has become the main pillar of Macao's economy and the main source of government revenue, which has an important impact on Macao's economic development.

Character evaluation

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 work for his country. During the period of resisting U.S. aggression and aiding Korea, he organized a large fleet in Hong Kong to deliver a large number of urgently needed goods and materials for the motherland under the circumstances that western countries imposed a comprehensive embargo on China and the Hong Kong British authorities "seized smuggling" by force. In the late 1970s, at the beginning of China's reform and opening up, he began to plan 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 relevant departments of Guangdong Province, began trial operation. It became the first large modern hotel designed, constructed and managed by Chinese people, and was highly praised by Comrade Deng Xiaoping. He firmly supported the great concept of "one country, two systems" put forward by Comrade Deng Xiaoping, wholeheartedly supported the central government's principles and policies for Hong Kong, and made outstanding contributions to the smooth transition, smooth return and long-term prosperity and stability of Hong Kong. Since 1985, as a member of the Drafting Committee of the basic law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, he has actively performed his duties, offered advice and 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 been an important vice chairman of the Preparatory Committee and the Preparatory Committee of the Preparatory Committee of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. He frequently travels between Hong Kong and Beijing, attends or presides over relevant meetings, listens to and reflects the opinions of people from all walks of life in Hong Kong, and participates in the formulation of various plans and policies. He has repeatedly said publicly that under the guidance of the central government's care and correct policies, and with the support of people from all walks of life in Hong Kong, he believes that the future SAR government will surely build Hong Kong better. His insight and patriotism have infected the people of Hong Kong and strengthened their confidence in Hong Kong's return to the motherland. After Hong Kong's return to the motherland, he has always used his social influence to actively implement the principles of "one country, two systems", "Hong Kong people ruling Hong Kong" and a high degree of autonomy, and fully supported the chief executive of the Special Administrative Region and the SAR Government in their administration in accordance with the basic law, making new contributions to the maintenance of Hong Kong's prosperity and stability. He has been actively engaged in the cause of reform, opening up and modernization of the motherland. He has been committed to the prosperity and stable development of Hong Kong for a long time. He has been fully affirmed by the party and the state, and has forged profound friendship with several generations of leaders of the Central Committee.

Character contribution

Mr. Huo Yingdong has made great contributions to the cause of national development and modernization. Since the reform and opening up, he has been actively engaged in the economic construction of the mainland. He has successively invested or donated several major projects, such as Dashi bridge in Panyu, Luoxi Bridge, Shawan bridge and four bridges on Guangzhou Zhuhai Highway. He devoted himself to the development and construction of Nansha in Guangzhou for more than ten years. Guangzhou Nansha Seaside New Town was built on the beach. Since the 1980s, he has donated a large sum of money to set up various foundations to support education in the mainland and to build a large number of teaching facilities. So far, his foundation has donated 760 million Hong Kong dollars to educational and cultural undertakings all over the country. Among them, Fok Ying Tung Education Foundation has donated more than 15 million US dollars to more than 2000 young teachers. He and other patriotic entrepreneurs in Hong Kong jointly launched the Peihua Education Foundation in 1982 to train more than 10000 economic management talents and minority area management talents for the mainland. He spared no effort to support his country's sports cause. In 1974, with his vigorous efforts, China resumed its seat in the Asian Football Federation. Since then, he has actively promoted China's return to international sports organizations such as badminton, basketball, volleyball and cycling. He made great contributions to Beijing's hosting of the 11th Asian Games and its bid for the 2008 Olympic Games. In order to inspire the athletes of the motherland, he has repeatedly awarded prizes to athletes and coaches who have made outstanding achievements in the Olympic Games and other major international events. He also donated a large sum of money to build the Chinese Sports History Museum and the Chinese Martial Arts Research Institute, build sports facilities in many places and schools across the country, and set up an Asian chess fund dedicated to promoting Chinese chess all over the world. Over the past 20 years, he has donated more than HK $1 billion to support the development of competitive sports and mass sports in China. He was also very concerned about the construction of the old revolutionary base areas. He proposed to establish a "red triangle" economic zone with complementary advantages among the three old revolutionary base areas of Shaoguan in Guangdong, Ganzhou in Jiangxi and Chenzhou in Hunan. Through his foundation, he donated HK $150 million for infrastructure construction and various exchange activities in the region, making positive contributions to the economic development of the old revolutionary base areas. During the floods in East China in 1992 and the SARS in 2003, he did not know

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