Charles Ho
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The Honourable Charles Ho Tsu-kwok GBM |
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| 何柱國 | |
| Chairman of Sing Tao News Corporation Limited | |
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Assumed office 2001 |
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| Preceded by | Office established |
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23 June 1949 Hong Kong |
| Nationality | Hong Kong Chinese |
| Residence | Hong Kong |
| Charles Ho | |||
| Traditional Chinese | 何柱國 | ||
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| Simplified Chinese | 何柱国 | ||
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Charles Ho Tsu-kwok, GBM (Chinese: 何柱國, born 23 June 1949) is a Hong Kong pro-Beijing businessman who is the chairman of the Sing Tao News Corporation Limited and an independent non-executive director of Shun Tak Holdings. As a member of the pro-Beijing camp, Ho maintained good relations with the Chinese government, and is appointed as a National Committee Member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference representing Fujian, serving in that post since 1998. Ho is awarded the Grand Bauhinia Medal, the highest award under the Hong Kong honours and awards system by Chief Executive CY Leung on July 1 2014, although the decision to award Ho with such an award sparked discontent and astonishment in the Hong Kong media.
Ho was born in Hong Kong with family roots in Fujian. He was the grandson of (1911-2000), the founder and owner of the Hong Kong Tobacco Cooperation Limited and thus is a cousin of David Ho, a Vancouver based entrepreneur. Ho founded the Sing Tao Newspaper Group Limited in 2001.
On 9 December 2011, Ho, an outspoken supporter of Chief Executive Election candidate Henry Tang, publicly challenged Tang's opponent CY Leung in a press conference, questioning his ability to handle the top job in Hong Kong. Ho noted that one of Leung's companies, DTZ Holdings, has the values of its shares decreased to zero and declared bankruptcy, and thus fearing that "Hong Kong's economy would become zero because of Leung's wrong decisions.
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