Henry Fok
Henry Fok | |||||||||||
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| 霍英東 | |||||||||||
| Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (8th, 9th, 10th) | |||||||||||
| In office March 27, 1993 – October 28, 2006 | |||||||||||
| Chairman | Li Ruihuan→Jia Qinglin | ||||||||||
| Member of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China | |||||||||||
| In office April 27, 1988 – March 27, 1993 | |||||||||||
| Chairman | Wan Li | ||||||||||
| Personal details | |||||||||||
| Born | 霍官泰 Fok Koon Tai 10 May 1923 British Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Died | 28 October 2006 (aged 83) Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China | ||||||||||
| Resting place | Hong Kong Buddhist Cemetery | ||||||||||
| Spouse(s) |
Elaine Lui Yin-nei
(m. 1943; died 2006)Elaine Fung Kin-nei
(m. 1958; died 2006)Lam Sook-duen
(m. 1968; died 2006) | ||||||||||
| Children | 10 sons and 3 daughters With Lui
With Fung
With Lam
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| Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 霍英東 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 霍英东 | ||||||||||
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Henry Fok Ying Tung GBM (10 May 1923 – 28 October 2006) was an entrepreneur and politician in Hong Kong. From 1993 until his death, Fok served as Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. He was one of the Hong Kong's wealthiest persons.