霍英东

霍英東

HuòYīngdōng

popculture

Meanings

1 Henry Fok Ying-tung (1923-2006)
2 Hong Kong tycoon with close PRC connections

Characters

surname Huo; suddenly

hero; excellent

Examples

霍英东是香港著名的爱国企业家。

Huò Yīngdōng shì Xiānggǎng zhùmíng de àiguó qǐyèjiā.

Henry Fok was a famous patriotic entrepreneur from Hong Kong.

他晚年曾担任全国政协副主席。

Tā wǎnnián céng dānrèn Quánguó Zhèngxié fù zhǔxí.

In his later years he served as vice-chairman of the CPPCC National Committee.

Tips

history

Made his initial fortune running supplies to mainland China during the 1950s Korean War embargo. Later poured investment into Guangdong real estate, hotels, and sports — Beijing's 2008 Olympic bid lobbying was partly underwritten by his family.

culture

Grandson Kenny Fok (霍启刚) married Olympic diving champion Guo Jingjing (郭晶晶) in 2012 — a Hong Kong tycoon/mainland athlete pairing that became tabloid legend.

Stroke Order

霍 huò

英 yīng

东 dōng