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Joseph Lau Biography
Joseph Lau is one of the most popular and richest Businessperson who was born on July 21, 1951 in Hong Kong. Joseph Lau was born on 21 July 1951 in Hong Kong. He has an older sister Thomas and two sisters younger than him. He received his education at the university in Canada.
The month of May 2007 Lau has been revealed as one of the seven initial buyers of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner jet for private usage.
On 31 May 2012, the Macau Court of Final Appeal confirmed that Lau and Steven Lo were involved in the case of offering Macau’s former public works chief Ao Man-long HK$20 million over the bid for five plots of land opposite Macau International Airport. Lau and Lo were charged with bribery and money laundering. They both denied the charges and Lo earlier told the court that the HK$20 million was a preliminary payment to construction company San Meng Fai.
Lau had two children with former assistant Kimbie Chan (aka Chan Hoi-wan) – a daughter, Josephine (born 2008) and a son (born 2012). In 2008, Lau became the grandfather of twins. Lau junior acceded to the chairmanship of Chinese Estates following his father’s conviction in the court of Macau on bribery charges in 2014; Sue Chan, the elder sister of Lau’s girlfriend Kimbie, became the chief executive of the company Lau founded.
As per The Sunday Times, Lau owns an extensive selection of 10,000 wine bottles and is a fervent art collector. On the 7th of November, 2007 Lau made the most expensive purchase of the night at an Sotheby’s auction when he paid $39.2 million for Gauguin’s Te Poipoi, a painting of the Tahitian scene.
Name | Joseph Lau |
First Name | Joseph |
Last Name | Lau |
Occupation | Businessperson |
Birthday | July 21 |
Birth Year | 1951 |
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Birth Country | Hong Kong |
Birth Sign | Cancer |
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Parents | Yip Suk Woon, Lau Foh Wing |
Siblings | Thomas Lau, Amy Lau |
Spouse | Chan Hoi-wan , Bo Wing-kam |
Children(s) | Lau Ming-wai, Josephine Lau Sau-wah, Jade Lau Sau-yung, Lau Sau-ying |
Ethnicity, religion & political views
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On 14 March 2014 Lau and Lo were found guilty of the charges against them in Macau’s Court of First Instance. Lau was sentenced to five years and three months in prison, but he appealed. However, the Court of Second Instance rejected his and Lo’s appeals on 19 July 2015 and let the length of their prison terms stand. Lau has so far escaped extradition and remains at large as a fugitive as Macau and Hong Kong do not have an extradition treaty.
Joseph Lau Net Worth
Joseph Lau is one of the richest Businessperson from Hong Kong. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Joseph Lau's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Joseph Lau Luen Hung (Chinese: Liu Luan Xiong ; born on 21 July, 1951) is known as a Hong Kong billionaire. He holds 61% of Chinese Estates Holdings and his fortune was calculated to be by Forbes as $15.1 billion in April 2017. He was a convicted felon and wanted for fugitive justice in Macau.
Lau was married to Bo Wing-kam (1954-2003) in 1977. Afterwards, they divorced in 1992. The couple had two kids: son named Lau Ming-wai (born 1979 December) and daughter Jade Sau-yung (born 1983). in 2008 Lau Ming-wai’s spouse gave twins mixed and they are Lau’s most senior grandchild. Lau Ming-wai is a British citizen is vice-chairman for the Chinese Estates Group and is both the chairman of the Government’s Commission on Youth and on the steering committee for the 10 billion HK$ Community Care Fund, established in the year 2010. He was previously a part of the Commission on Poverty. He was a member of Henry Tang’s team for the election for the chief executive elections.
In 2009, Lau bought a 7.03 carat blue diamond for his daughter Josephine, that he named the “Star of Josephine” at Sotheby’s for $9.5 million.
Net Worth | $5 Million |
Salary | Under Review |
Source of Income | Businessperson |
Cars | Not Available |
House | Living in own house. |
In November 2015, Lau bought another two expensive diamonds. On 10 November, he bought a 16.08 carat pink diamond at Christie’s for $28.5 million. The next day, Lau bought a 12.03 carat blue diamond at Sotheby’s for $48.4 million, setting new records for the most expensive jewel sold at auction and the most expensive diamond ever. He subsequently renamed them the “Sweet Josephine” and the “Blue Moon of Josephine” respectively.
On 7 December 2016, Lau married Chan Hoi-wan (Kimbee) at Hong Kong, they have two children. In 2017, citing serious health issues, the business tycoon has transferred his 75% shares in Chinese Estates to his new wife and his son.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
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Height | Unknown |
Weight | Not Known |
Body Measurements | Under Review |
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In November 2014, Lau bought a 9.75 carat blue diamond for his daughter Zoe, at Sotheby’s for $32.6 million, that he named “Zoe Diamond”. He also bought her a Cartier brooch featuring a 10.1 carat ruby, that he named “Zoe Red” at Christie’s for $8.4 million.
Who is Joseph Lau Dating?
According to our records, Joseph Lau married to Chan Hoi-wan , Bo Wing-kam . As of December 1, 2023, Joseph Lau’s is not dating anyone.
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Joseph Ranked on the list of most popular Businessperson. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Hong Kong. Joseph Lau celebrates birthday on July 21 of every year.
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