Cecil Chao
Cecil Chao | |||||||||
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| Born | Cecil Chao Sze-Tsung 27 September 1936 | ||||||||
| Citizenship | Hong Kong | ||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Durham | ||||||||
| Occupation | owner of Cheuk Nang Holdings Ltd. | ||||||||
| Children | 3 | ||||||||
| 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 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 with over 10,000 women. He has three children by three of them: Wai Yiu (mother of Gigi), Ying Ying (mother of Howard), and Terri Holladay (mother of Roman).[4]
In 2012, Chao gained international attention when he offered $65 million to any man who could convince his lesbian daughter, Gigi, to marry him.[5] Despite criticism, Cecil Chao remains unrepentant.[6][7] In 2014 Chao increased the reward to $180 million.[8][9][10] Gigi responded publicly in an open letter printed in the South China Morning Post.[11]
References
- ^ "Cheuk Nang Holdings Ltd (131:Hong Kong)". Business Week. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ^ Poon, Patrick (20 February 2001). "Funeral Mass for shipping tycoon". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- ^ Yu, Esther (22 July 2016). "Shipping tycoon George Chao dies". The Standard. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- ^ Hong Kong's Sex Rumours Exposed, HK Magazine, 13 February 2014
- ^ "Hong Kong Billionaire Offers $65 Million To Any Man Who Can Woo His Gay Daughter". Business Insider. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ^ "Gigi Chao – reluctant celebrity". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ^ "'I'm not forcing Gigi,' stunned Cecil Chao says of marriage bounty". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ^ "Hong Kong billionaire Cecil Chao 'doubles marriage bounty to £80m' for man who marries his lesbian daughter". The Independent. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ^ "Who Is Gigi Chao? Billionaire Cecil Chao's Daughter Annoyed With Dad's 'Marriage Bounty'". International Business Times. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ^ "Hong Kong tycoon's daughter defends sexuality in letter". BBC. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
- ^ Lesbian Gigi Chao Responds to Father Who is Offering $130 Million for Male Suitor: VIDEO. Towleroad
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