Francis Choi
| Francis Choi | |
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| Born |
Francis Choi Chee-ming Guangdong Province, China |
| Residence | Hong Kong |
| Nationality | Hong Kong Chinese |
| Occupation | Founder and Chairman, Early Light International (Holdings) Ltd. |
| Known for | Toy manufacturer, property developer |
| Net worth | $3.8 billion (February 2015)[1] |
| Spouse(s) | married |
| Children | 3 |
| Francis Choi | |||||||
| Chinese | 蔡志明 | ||||||
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Francis Choi Chee-ming, GBS, JP, is the founder and Chairman of Early Light International (Holdings) Ltd., the largest manufacturer of toys in the world.[2] He is known as "玩具大王", the King of Toys.[3] Choi is self-made, having started his professional life as a toy salesman, and is on the Forbes list of Hong Kong's 40 richest people, and No.564 in the world in 2011.[4]
Early life
Choi was born in Guangdong Province, but grew up in Hong Kong.
Career
In 1972, Choi was a 25-year-old toy salesman opened his first toy factory. Within five years, his business had grown to 300 employees. He began his relationship with toy giant, Mattel, Inc. during his first decade in business. Before long, his company was manufacturing Snoopy merchandise for Mattel.
Choi is a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.[5] He is Chairman of Early Light International (Holdings) Ltd., the company he founded.
He also owns sizeable stakes in listed companies Town Health International and Regal Hotels International,[5] as well as being Vice Chairman of the Regal board.[4] Choi is an avid watch collector, and also owns a chain of watch retailers.[4]
Personal life
He is married with three children and lives in Hong Kong.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Francis Choi". Forbes. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
- ↑
- ↑ 蔡志明：議會罵戰累死香港(sub-section), East Week (Hong Kong)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Flannery, Russell (23 Mar. 2011). Hong Kong Billionaire Francis Choi Turns Passion Into New Business, Forbes
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Chen, Shu-Ching Jean (28 January 2008). "Cover Story: Choi's Toys". Forbes.
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| Preceded by Kevin Ho Recipients of the Gold Bauhinia Star |
Hong Kong order of precedence Recipients of the Gold Bauhinia Star |
Succeeded by Alice Tai Recipients of the Gold Bauhinia Star |