Lui Che-woo

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Dr The Honourable Lui Che-woo GBM GBS MBE JP
呂志和
Lui in 2014
Born	(1929-08-09)9 August 1929 Jiangmen, Kwangtung, China
Died	7 November 2024(2024-11-07) (aged 95) Hong Kong
Known for	Chairman of the K.Wah Group Chairman of the Galaxy Entertainment Group LUI Che Woo Prize - Prize for World Civilization - Founder & Chairman of the Board of Governors cum Prize Council
Spouse	Chiu Kam Ping
Children	Francis Lui Yiu Tung (son) Lawrence Lui Yiu Nam (son) Alexander Lui Yiu Wah (son) Paddy Lui Wai Yu (daughter) Eileen Lui Wai Ling (daughter)
Awards	1982：Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) 1986：Justice of the Peace (JP) 1995：An asteroid numbered 5538 discovered by the Purple Mountain Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences was named as “Lui Che Woo Star” 2001：Degree of Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, by the University of Victoria 2002：Degree of Doctor of Social Science, honoris causa, by the Chinese University of Hong Kong; Honorary University Fellowship by the University of Hong Kong 2004：Honorary Doctor of Laws by Concordia University; Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters by the Minister of Culture of French government 2005：Gold Bauhinia Star (GBS) by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government (HKSARG)；Doctor of Business Administration, honoris causa, by the Hong Kong Polytechnic University 2012：Gold Bauhinia Medal (GBM) by the HKSARG 2016：Degree of Doctor of Social Science, honoris causa, by The University of Hong Kong 2017：Peking University Outstanding Educational Contribution Award 2019：”20 Persons in 20 Years: The Most Valuable Persons of Macao’s Tourism and Leisure Industry from 1999 to 2019” by the Macau University of Science and Technology

Lui Che Woo, GBM, GBS, MBE, JP (Chinese: 呂志和; 9 August 1929^[1] – 7 November 2024) was a Hong Kong business magnate, investor and philanthropist. He founded K. Wah Company in 1955, which later became a multinational conglomerate, K. Wah Group. The group has two listed flagships, K. Wah International Holdings Limited（00173）and Galaxy Entertainment Group Limited（00027), as well as major companies such as K. Wah Construction Materials Limited and Stanford Hotels International, and over 200 subsidiaries around the world. K. Wah Group is engaged in various businesses including properties, entertainment and leisure, hospitality and construction materials across Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Southeast Asia and major cities in the world.

Lui Che-woo was the Chairman of K.Wah Group and the Galaxy Entertainment Group. He established the LUI Che Woo Prize – Prize for World Civilisation, which strives for harmony and betterment of humanity while preserving Mother Earth. Adhering to his belief in “giving back to society”, especially in promoting the education of young people and paying attention to the development of science and technology, Lui Che-woo donated for decades to numerous universities in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and overseas, as well as helping the underprivileged. To recognise Lui’s long-standing social and charitable contributions, the Purple Mountain Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has named the asteroid 5538 the “Lui Che Woo Star”.^[2]