包玉刚

包玉剛

bāoyùgāng

popculture

Meanings

1 Pao Yue-kong (Y.K. Pao, 1918-1991), Hong Kong shipping magnate

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包玉刚被称为世界船王。

Bāo Yùgāng bèi chēng wéi shìjiè chuán wáng.

Pao Yue-kong was known as the "world shipping king".

包玉刚在宁波创办了学校。

Bāo Yùgāng zài Níngbō chuàngbàn le xuéxiào.

Pao Yue-kong founded schools in Ningbo.

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history

Born in Ningbo, Zhejiang; fled to Hong Kong in 1949. Built Worldwide Shipping into one of the largest private fleets on earth by the 1970s. Also took control of Wharf Holdings in 1980 in a landmark Hong Kong takeover battle. Funded the University of Ningbo and Shao Yifu–era cross-strait exchanges.

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包 bāo

玉 yù

刚 gāng