George Ho

Hong Kong businessman

George Ho Cho-chi
何佐芝

Born| (1919-11-03)3 November 1919

United States[1]

Died| 4 June 2014(2014-06-04) (aged 94)

Hong Kong

Other names| Ho Sai Yee (何世義)
Alma mater| King's College, Hong Kong
University of California, Berkeley
Occupation| Entrepreneur
Board member of| Commercial Radio Hong Kong
Children| 1
Parent| Robert Hotung
George Ho Cho-chi

Chinese| 何佐芝
| Transcriptions

Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin| Hé Zuǒzhī
Wade–Giles| Hó Tsǒ-chīh
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization| Ho4 Jo3ji1
Jyutping| Ho4 Zo3zi1

In this Hong Kong name, the surname is  Ho. In accordance with Hong Kong custom, the Western-style name is George Ho and the Chinese-style name is Ho Cho-chi.

George Ho Cho-chi, GBS, OBE, JP (3 November 1919 – 4 June 2014) was a Hong Kong media mogul. The fifth son of the influential businessman Robert Hotung,[1] George Ho was the founder of the Commercial Radio Hong Kong and Commercial Television[1] with his low key business partner, David Miao who was a major shareholder.

## Family and career

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George Ho was the illegitimate son of Robert Hotung, then the most influential Eurasian compradore in Hong Kong, and Kate Archer. George was bequeathed a substantial amount of money directly and indirectly.[2] His grandfather through Robert Hotung was a Jewish Dutch man, Charles Henry Maurice Bosman.[3] George Ho studied at King's College, Hong Kong[4] and the University of California, Berkeley.[5][6][7]

Instead of joining the family flagship company, George Ho founded his own business, Commercial Radio Hong Kong by obtaining a radio broadcasting licence through the connections and HK$50,000 inheritance from his father. George Ho gradually became an influential tycoon in the colony.[2] He branched out into television, founding Commercial Television in 1975. But the station closed three years later.[4]

He had also been director of Jardine Matheson Holdings, Hongkong Land and Bank of East Asia.

In 2001, George Ho was awarded a Gold Bauhinia Star for his contribution to society.[4]

George Ho had 2 children. His older daughter, Linda, attended St. Paul's Co-educational College and his son George, 2 years younger than Linda, attended St. Stephen's College in Stanley before attending St. Paul's Co-educational College at Form 6.

His son, George Joseph Ho, succeeded him as chairman of Commercial Radio.

## See also

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* Hotung family

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Commercial Radio founder George Ho dies at 95". Hong Kong Standard. 4 June 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-06-07.
2. ^ a b Zheng, Victor (2009). Chinese Family Business and the Equal Inheritance System: Unravelling the Myth. Routledge. p. 41.
3. ^ "Charles Henri Maurice BOSMAN". Archived from the original on 2016-08-22. Retrieved 2016-08-09.
4. ^ a b c Siu, Phila (4 June 2014). "Commercial Radio's founder George Ho Ho-chi dies aged 95".
5. ^ "Commercial Radio's founder George Ho Ho-chi dies aged 95". South China Morning Post. 4 June 2014. Retrieved 2019-06-28.
6. ^ "George Ho Ho-chi". Asian RadioToday. Archived from the original on 2019-06-28. Retrieved 2019-06-28.
7. ^ Zheng, Victor (2009). Chinese Family Business and the Equal Inheritance System: Unravelling the Myth. Routledge. p. 79.

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Hotung family

Ho Cheung Sing Tong|

* Robert Hotung
* Eric Hotung
* Joseph Hotung
* Irene Cheng
* Robert Hung-Ngai Ho
* George Ho

| Lo family (by marriage)|

* Lo Man-kam
* Lo Tak-shing

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Ho Cheung Yuen Tong|

* Ho Fook
* Ho Sai-chuen
* Eric Peter Ho

| Stanley Ho family|

* Stanley Ho
* Pansy Ho
* Daisy Ho
* Josie Ho
* Lawrence Ho
* Sabrina Ho Chiu-yeng

| by marriage|

* Ina Chan Un Chan
* Leong On Kei
* Suki Potier
* Ming Xi
* Teddy Yip

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Ho Cheung Sin Tong|

Grace Ho

| Lee family (by marriage)|

* Lee Hoi-chuen
* Peter Lee Jung-sum
* Bruce Lee
* Brandon Lee
* Shannon Lee
* Robert Lee Jun-fai

| (by marriage)|

* Eunice Lam
* Mary Cheung
* Linda Lee Cadwell
* Sum Sum

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Distant relatives|

Jonathan Holmes

See also: Four big families of Hong Kong
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