| Joseph Lau Luen-hung | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1951 (age 60–61) Hong Kong, British Empire |
| Citizenship | Hong Kong[1] |
| Alma mater | University of Waterloo |
| Occupation | Chairman of Chinese Estates Holdings |
| Net worth | US$5.8 billion[2] |
| Spouse | Bo Wing-kam 寶詠琴 |
| Partner | Yvonne Lui 呂麗君 (2002 - present) Chan Hoi-wan 陳凱韻 (2003 - present) |
| Children | Lau Ming-wai 劉鳴煒(b.1980) Lau Sau-yung 劉秀融(b.1983) Lau Sau-ying 劉秀盈 (b.2002) Lau Sau-wah 劉秀樺 (b.2008) Unnamed son (b.2010) |
| Relatives | Thomas Lau (younger brother) |
Joseph Lau Luen Hung (Chinese: 劉鑾雄) (Born 1951 in Hong Kong with family roots in Chaozhou, Guangdong) is a billionaire Hong Kong real estate investor who owns a 61% stake in Chinese Estates Holdings. His fortune is estimated by Forbes at $4.3 billion.[3]
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In May 2007, Lau was revealed to be among the first seven purchasers of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner jet for private use.[4] And on 7 November 2007, he made the top purchase of the evening at a Sotheby's Auction by paying $39.2 million for Paul Gauguin's Te Poipoi, a painting of a Tahitian scene.[5]
According to the Sunday Times, Lau owns one of the world's finest red wine collections, with at least 10,000 bottles, and is an avid art collector.[6][2]
Lau married Bo Wing-kam (24 January 1954 — 20 April 2003) in 1977 and they were divorced in 1992. Their two children are Lau Ming-wai (b 1980) and Jade Lau Sau-yung (b.1983). Lau Ming-wai was married to Wendy from 2001 to 2010, when they divorced. The couple have twins - a son and a daughter (b 2008). Lau is vice-chairman of Chinese Estates Group and is on the steering committee of the HK$10 billion Community Care Fund, begun in 2010. In 2011, he was part of Henry Tang's election team on Tang's campaign to be chief executive.[7]
In 2001, Joseph Lau met Yvonne Lui while she was studying in London, then aged approximately 24. The couple are not married but have two children: Lau Sau-ying (b 2002) and a son (b 2010).
Joseph Lau also has (or had) a relationship with Chan Hoi-wan, resulting in the birth of Josephine Lau Sau-wah (b 23 October 2008)