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George Ho

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George Ho Cho-chi
何佐芝
Born(1919-11-03)3 November 1919
Died4 June 2014(2014-06-04) (aged 94)
Other namesHo Sai Yee (何世義)
Alma materKing's College, Hong Kong
University of California, Berkeley
OccupationEntrepreneur
Board member ofCommercial Radio Hong Kong
Children1
ParentRobert Hotung
George Ho Cho-chi
Chinese何佐芝
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHé Zuǒzhī
Wade–GilesHó Tsǒ-chīh
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationHo4 Jo3ji1
JyutpingHo4 Zo3zi1

George Ho Cho-chi, GBS, OBE, JP (3 November 1919 – 4 June 2014) was a Hong Kong media mogul. The fifth son of the influential businessman Robert Hotung,[1] George Ho was the founder of the Commercial Radio Hong Kong and Commercial Television.[1]

Family and career

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George Ho was the illegitimate son of Robert Hotung, then the most influential Eurasian compradore in Hong Kong, and Kate Archer. George was bequeathed a substantial amount of money directly and indirectly.[2] His grandfather through Robert Hotung was a Jewish Dutch man Charles Henry Maurice Bosman.[3] George Ho studied at King's College, Hong Kong[4] and the University of California, Berkeley.[5][6][7]

Instead of joining the family flagship company, George Ho founded his own business, Commercial Radio Hong Kong by obtaining a radio broadcasting licence through the connections and HK$50,000 inheritance from his father. George Ho gradually became an influential tycoon in the colony.[2] He branched out into television, founding Commercial Television in 1975. But the station closed three years later.[4]

He had also been director of Jardine Matheson Holdings, Hongkong Land and Bank of East Asia.

In 2001, George Ho was awarded a Gold Bauhinia Star for his contribution to society.[4]

His son, George Joseph Ho, succeeded him as chairman of Commercial Radio.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Commercial Radio founder George Ho dies at 95". Hong Kong Standard. 4 June 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-06-07.
  2. ^ a b Zheng, Victor (2009). Chinese Family Business and the Equal Inheritance System: Unravelling the Myth. Routledge. p. 41.
  3. ^ "Charles Henri Maurice BOSMAN". Archived from the original on 2016-08-22. Retrieved 2016-08-09.
  4. ^ a b c Siu, Phila (4 June 2014). "Commercial Radio's founder George Ho Ho-chi dies aged 95".
  5. ^ "Commercial Radio's founder George Ho Ho-chi dies aged 95". South China Morning Post. 4 June 2014. Retrieved 2019-06-28.
  6. ^ "George Ho Ho-chi". Asian RadioToday. Archived from the original on 2019-06-28. Retrieved 2019-06-28.
  7. ^ Zheng, Victor (2009). Chinese Family Business and the Equal Inheritance System: Unravelling the Myth. Routledge. p. 79.