Joseph Lau
Joseph Lau | |
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Lau and his wife Kimbee Lau in 2021 | |
| Chairman of Chinese Estates Holdings | |
| In office 12 December 2006 – 14 March 2014 | |
| Deputy | Lau Ming Wai |
| Preceded by | Thomas Lau |
| Succeeded by | Lau Ming Wai |
| In office 1992 – 18 November 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Lau |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Lau |
| CEO of the Chinese Estates Holdings | |
| In office 11 April 2006 – 14 March 2014 | |
| Succeeded by | Lau Ming Wai |
| Chairman of the Kwong Sang Hong International Limited | |
| In office 24 February 1998 – 18 November 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Philip Leigh Tose |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Lau |
| Chairman of Evergo China Holdings Limited | |
| In office 1994 – 18 November 1999 | |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Lau |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lau Luen-hung 19 July 1951 British Hong Kong |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom Hong Kong |
| Spouse(s) | Theresa Po Wing-kam† (1977–1992, 2 children) Kimbee Chan (2016–present, 3 children) |
| Relations | Thomas Lau (brother) |
| Children | 7 |
| Alma mater | University of Windsor, Canada |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Nickname | Big Lau/Elder Lau (大劉) |
| Joseph Lau Luen Hung | |||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 劉鑾雄 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 刘銮雄 | ||||||||||
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Joseph Lau Luen-hung (Chinese: 劉鑾雄; born 21 July 1951) is a Hong Kong billionaire businessman. Lau is the former chairman of property developer Chinese Estates. He is an avid art and wine collector. His fortune is estimated by Forbes at $13.3 billion as of September 2021. In 2014, he became a convicted felon and fugitive in Macau.
He lives in one of the most expensive houses in Hong Kong, at Goldsmith Road, Jardine's Lookout, valued at HK$2.5 billion with Chan Hoi-wan.