Chow Yei-ching

Chow Yei-Ching
Born	Ningbo, China
Nationality	Chinese
Occupation(s)	Businessman, philanthropist
Board member of	Chevalier International Holdings Ltd., Chevalier Construction Holdings Ltd., Chevalier Singapore Holdings Ltd., Dingyi Group Investment Ltd., Shaw Brothers Studio, Towngas China, TVB, Van Shung Chong Holdings Ltd.
Spouse	Miyakawa Michiko
Children	7

Chow Yei-ching, GBS, OBE, is the chairman and managing director of Chevalier International Holdings, an international conglomerate, comprising property and hotel management, engineering, construction, insurance, investments, information technology, food/beverage, and car dealership businesses. The Group holds two publicly listed companies in Hong Kong – Chevalier International Holdings, Ltd. and Chevalier Pacific Holdings, Ltd. and one publicly listed company in Singapore – Chevalier Singapore Holdings, Ltd.

Political career

In 2001, Dr Chow was appointed Honorary Consul of the Kingdom of Bahrain in Hong Kong.

Affiliations

• President, Japan Society of Hong Kong
• President, Ning Po Residents Association, Ltd.
• Permanent Honorary President of the Hong Kong Alumni Association of National Taiwan University

Personal life

Dr Y C Chow was born in Ningbo. His wife, Miyakawa Michiko, is of Japanese descent, and they have seven children. His son-in-law is Cantonese actor Carlo Ng. They currently reside in Hong Kong as the main headquarters of Chevalier International Holdings [1] is based in Hong Kong. Dr Y C Chow is an advent supporter of education, especially educating and inspiring the youth. His way of giving back to his community is by regularly donating money to universities, especially local ones, and by also being a guest speaker at conferences to promote education and inspire the youth of our generation.

Public Service

• Vice patron of The Community Chest of Hong Kong (2001)
• Founding President of the International Ningbo Merchants Association Co Ltd. [2]
• President of The Japan Society of Hong Kong [3]
• Permanent Honorary President of the National Taiwan University Hong Kong Alumni Association
• Consultative Professor of Zhejiang University
• Lecture Professor of Sichuan University

Dr Chow Yei-Ching has also donated money to multiple universities in Hong Kong and China in hopes of advocating the importance of education to the public. His donations to universities in Hong Kong include City University of Hong Kong, The University of Hong Kong, and Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

Awards/Honours

• Honorable Decorations from United Kingdom, Belgium, France, Japan
• Doctor of Social Science honoris causa, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (2013)
• Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon (Japan/2008)
• Honorary Degree of Doctor of Social Science, The City University of Hong Kong (2008)
• Gold Bauhinia Star (Hong Kong/2004)
• Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold Rays with Rosette (Japan/1998)
• Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws, The University of Hong Kong (1997)
• Honorary University Fellow, The University of Hong Kong (1997)
• Officier de l'Ordre National du Mérite (France/1996)
• Honorary Degree of Doctor of Business Administration, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (1995)
• Officer in the Order of the Crown (Belgium/1993)

External links

• [4]
• Hong Kong Polytechnic site
• Japanese Embassy in Hong Kong site
• City University of Hong Kong (CHK) PDF site
• Business background of Dr Chow
• Dr Chow's philanthropy to the University of Toronto