Joseph Lau | |
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| Chairman of the Chinese Estates Holdings | |
| In office 12 December 2006 – 14 March 2014 | |
| Deputy | Lau Ming Wai |
| Preceded by | Thomas Lau |
| Succeeded by | Lau Ming Wai |
| In office 1992 – 18 November 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Lau |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Lau |
| CEO of the Chinese Estates Holdings | |
| In office 11 April 2006 – 14 March 2014 | |
| Succeeded by | Lau Ming Wai |
| Chairman of the Kwong Sang Hong International Limited | |
| In office 24 February 1998 – 18 November 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Philip Leigh Tose |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Lau |
| Chairman of Evergo China Holdings Limited | |
| In office 1994 – 18 November 1999 | |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Lau |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lau Luen-hung 19 July 1951[1] British Hong Kong |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom[2] Hong Kong |
| Spouse(s) | Theresa Po Wing-kam†[3] (1977–1992, 2 children) Kimbee Chan (2016–present, 2 children) |
| Domestic partner | Yvonne Lui (2002–2014) |
| Relations | Thomas Lau (brother) |
| Children | 6 |
| Alma mater | University of Windsor, Canada[4] |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Nickname | Big Lau/Elder Lau (大劉) |
| Joseph Lau Luen Hung | |||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 劉鑾雄 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 刘銮雄 | ||||||||||
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Joseph Lau Luen-hung (Chinese: 劉鑾雄; born 21 July 1951) is a Hong Kong billionaire. 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]
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- ^ 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.
- ^ "Theresa Po left behind a life in media's gaze". South China Morning Post.
- ^ "Executive Directors". Chinese Estates Group. 2008. Archived from the original on 1 February 2008. Retrieved 1 February 2008.
- ^ "Joseph Lau". Forbes. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "【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.