Lui Che-woo

Lui Che Woo, GBM, GBS, MBE, JP (Chinese: 呂志和; 9 August 1929 – 7 November 2024) was a Hong Kong business magnate, investor and philanthropist. He founded K. Wah Company in 1955, which later became a multinational conglomerate, K. Wah Group. The group has two listed flagships, K. Wah International Holdings Limited and Galaxy Entertainment Group Limited, as well as major companies such as K. Wah Construction Materials Limited and Stanford Hotels International, and over 200 subsidiaries around the world. K. Wah Group is engaged in various businesses including properties, entertainment and leisure, hospitality and construction materials across Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Southeast Asia and major cities in the world. Lui Che-woo was the Chairman of K.Wah Group and the Galaxy Entertainment Group. He established the LUI Che Woo Prize – Prize for World Civilisation, which strives for harmony and betterment of humanity while preserving Mother Earth. Adhering to his belief in “giving back to society”, especially in promoting the education of young people and paying attention to the development of science and technology, Lui Che-woo donated for decades to numerous universities in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and overseas, as well as helping the underprivileged. To recognise Lui’s long-standing social and charitable contributions, the Purple Mountain Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has named the asteroid 5538 the “Lui Che Woo Star”.