Chuang Shih-ping | |
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莊世平 | |
Chair of the Nanyang Commercial Bank | |
In office 14 December 1949 [1] – 1986 [2] | |
Personal details | |
Born | Puning, Guangdong, Qing dynasty | 20 January 1911
Died | 2 June 2007 Hong Kong | (aged 96)
Nationality | Hong Kong Chinese |
Residence | Hong Kong |
Chuang Shih-ping | |||
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Traditional Chinese | 庄世平 | ||
Simplified Chinese | 莊世平 | ||
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Chuang Shih-ping, GBM [3] ( Chinese: 莊世平, 20 January 1911 – 2 June 2007) [4] [5] was a Hong Kong businessman [6] who was the founder of the Hong Kong Nanyang Commercial Bank in 1949 and the Macau Banco Nan Tung in 1950.[ citation needed] Zhuang was born in Puning, Guangdong and he came to Hong Kong in 1947. [7] As a member of the pro-Beijing camp, Chuang was appointed a member of the Standing Committee of the CPPCC National Committee [8] and a local National People's Congress delegate by the Chinese government. [9] He was awarded the Grand Bauhinia Medal in July 1997 and was among the first to receive this honor. [7]
Chuang died in Hong Kong from Heart failure on 2 June 2007. [7] [10] He was 96. [11]