Joseph Lau

Joseph Lau
Chairman of the Chinese Estates Holdings
In office
12 December 2006 – 14 March 2014
DeputyLau Ming Wai
Preceded byThomas Lau
Succeeded byLau Ming Wai
In office
1992 – 18 November 1999
Preceded byThomas Lau
Succeeded byThomas Lau
CEO of the Chinese Estates Holdings
In office
11 April 2006 – 14 March 2014
Succeeded byLau Ming Wai
Chairman of the Kwong Sang Hong International Limited
In office
24 February 1998 – 18 November 1999
Preceded byPhilip Leigh Tose
Succeeded byThomas Lau
Chairman of Evergo China Holdings Limited
In office
1994 – 18 November 1999
Succeeded byThomas Lau
Personal details
Born
Lau Luen-hung

(1951-07-19) 19 July 1951 (age 73)[1]
British Hong Kong
CitizenshipUnited Kingdom[2]
Hong Kong
Spouse(s)Theresa Po Wing-kam†[3]
(1977–1992, 2 children)
Kimbee Chan
(2016–present, 2 children)
Domestic partnerYvonne Lui (2002–2014)
RelationsThomas Lau (brother)
Children6
Alma materUniversity of Windsor, Canada[4]
OccupationBusinessman
NicknameBig Lau/Elder Lau (大劉)
Joseph Lau Luen Hung
Traditional Chinese劉鑾雄
Simplified Chinese刘銮雄
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLiú Luánxióng
Yue: Cantonese
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Joseph Lau Luen-hung (Chinese: 劉鑾雄; born 21 July 1951) is a Hong Kong billionaire businessman. Lau is the former chairman of property developer Chinese Estates. He is an avid art and wine collector. His fortune is estimated by Forbes at $13.3 billion as of September 2021.[5] In 2014, he became a convicted felon and fugitive in Macau.[6]

He lives in one of the most expensive houses in Hong Kong, at Goldsmith Road, Jardine's Lookout, valued at HK$2.5 billion with Chan Hoi-wan.[7]

  1. ^ "Lau, Joseph Luen Hung 劉鑾雄". Webb-site. 13 December 2014.
  2. ^ Lo, Alex (4 May 2016). "Holding a foreign passport is fine – as long as no one finds out". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Theresa Po left behind a life in media's gaze". South China Morning Post.
  4. ^ "Executive Directors". Chinese Estates Group. 2008. Archived from the original on 1 February 2008. Retrieved 1 February 2008.
  5. ^ "Joseph Lau". Forbes. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Did fugitive tycoon Joseph Lau sell a David Hockney painting for US$30 million?". South China Morning Post. 16 February 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  7. ^ "【渣甸山大業主】大劉高士美道大屋 1億升至25億 | 蘋果日報". 21 June 2021. Archived from the original on 21 June 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2023.