Wong Kwong Yu
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| Wong Kwong Yu 黄光裕 Huang Guangyu |
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| Born | May, 1969 Shantou, Guangdong |
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| Occupation | President, Gome Group |
| Net worth | ▲ $2.5 billion USD |
Wong Kwong Yu, (Chinese: 黄光裕), also often called Huang Guangyu in mainland China, is the Chairman of Gome Group, which is the largest consumer electronics retailer in China. He had a net worth of US$1.7 billion as of 2005, according to Forbes Magazine's world's richest people ranking. [1] In 2005, the richest man in China according to Time magazine.[2]
In 2006, he was forced by regulations to sell off 25% of Gome Group, as listed in Hong Kong, making his net worth US$2.5 billion, according to some sources. His amibitious goals include "making Gome one of the 500 largest companies in the world by 2008".
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