Thomas Lau

In this Hong Kong name, the surname is Lau. In accordance with Hong Kong custom, the Western-style name is Thomas Lau and the Chinese-style name is Lau Luen-hung.
Thomas Lau
Chairman of the Chinese Estates Holdings
In office
DD-MM-YYYY – DD-MM-YYYY
Succeeded byJoseph Lau
In office
DD-MM-YYYY – DD-MM-YYYY
Succeeded byJoseph Lau
Personal details
Born
Lau Luen-hung

1953 (age 71–72)
Hong Kong
RelationsJoseph Lau (brother)
Children2
Alma materUniversity of Toronto (BA)
University of Windsor (MBA)
OccupationBusinessman
NicknameSmall Lau/Younger Lau (細劉)

Thomas Lau Luen-hung (born 1953) is a Hong Kong business magnate of Teochew descent. He is the chairman and CEO of Lifestyle International Holdings which operates one of Hong Kong's largest department stores, Sogo Hong Kong.[1] He is a member of the Twelfth Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Shanghai Committee and sits on the board of directors for Shanghai Jiao Tong University.[2]

Personal life

He is the younger brother of billionaire Joseph Lau, the 4th richest man in Hong Kong;[3] and is nicknamed "Younger Lau" (細劉) to distinguish from Joseph, nicknamed "Elder Lau" (大劉), whose name is pronounced the same in Cantonese.

His children, Lau Kam Sen and Lau Kam Shim, are executive directors of Lifestyle International Holdings.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "The World's Billionaires". Forbes. Retrieved 2016-05-13.
  2. ^ "Lifestyle International Holdings Limited - About Us > Board of Directors". www.lifestylehk.com.hk. Retrieved 2016-05-13.
  3. ^ "Joseph Lau". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
  4. ^ "Lifestyle International Holdings Limited". www.lifestylehk.com.hk. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
  5. ^ Tatler, Hong Kong (2019-05-02). "Meet The Hong Kong Scions Who Are Making Their Mark". Tatler Hong Kong. Retrieved 2020-07-26.