Red capitalist Henry Fok, red capitalist.

Vice President Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

Male, Han nationality, from Panyu, Guangdong. Born in May, 1923, died in Beijing on1October 28th, 2006 at the age of 84.

1953 founded huo xingyetang real estate co., ltd. as the chairman, and served as the president of the hong kong real estate developers association, the president and honorary president of the Chinese general chamber of commerce in hong kong, the president and honorary president of the hong kong football association, the executive Committee of FIFA, the honorary chairman of the world badminton Federation, the member of the drafting Committee of the basic law of the hong kong special administrative region, the deputy director of the preparatory Committee of the hong kong special administrative region and the deputy director of the selection Committee of the hong kong special administrative region. 1In March 1993, he served as the vice chairman of China People's Political Consultative Conference. In March 2003, he was elected as the vice chairman of the 10th China People's Political Consultative Conference at the first meeting of the 10th China People's Political Consultative Conference.

The 5th and 6th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Standing Committee, and the 8th and 9th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Vice Chairman. Member of the 7th the National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC). From empty-handed to billions of assets, Henry Fok's unique vision and management art are unparalleled among Hong Kong tycoons except Li Ka-shing. As an entrepreneurial master, his legendary family history is talked about by the world, which is more inspiring to today's entrepreneurs; After an entrepreneur succeeds, he is also an admirable elder and a person who repays the society with morality and feelings.

Childhood and Puberty (1923- 1943): Fok Ying-tung in his later years who gained nothing from poverty.

No one is born an entrepreneur. Henry fok once said, "among the richest people in hong kong, my background is the most bitter." If nothing else, just because he was a child, the whole family was too poor to put on shoes. My father was in the shipping connection business, and died at the age of seven, relying on his mother to work to support his family. In order to save some money, Henry fok spends half an hour getting to school every day. His favorite extracurricular activity at school is playing football, but he doesn't dare to play for long, because he has to go back to help his mother keep accounts and send invoices. Henry Fok recalled: "This stressful life often made me exhausted, dizzy and even nervous. But it is an excellent exercise for me, so that after I enter the society, no matter how hard my life is and how busy my work is, I am not afraid, but I can cope with it calmly. "

In the 1940s, Japanese troops occupied Hong Kong. Huo Yingdong's first job after graduating from high school was shoveling coal on a boat. At that time, he was only 18 years old. But because of his weak constitution, the job didn't last long. Later, it was the same fate to strike the iron with a sledgehammer at Taikoo Wharf. At that time, Hong Kong built Kai Tak Airport and recruited a large number of workers. Henry fok was introduced by a friend who worked at the airport and entered the airport as a coolie. The salary is 75 cents a day. He doesn't want to just work hard and admit that the master wants to learn to drive. One day when washing the car, he saw that the car keys were still there, so he climbed up and tried to drive. But it happened that the wheels were skewed when parking, and the car slipped and hit another car.

The Japanese beat him up and he lost his job. The situation at Swire Sugar Factory is not much better. Henry fok works in a laboratory, and there was a small explosion when he taught hydrogen with sulfuric acid. As a result, he was dismissed from the factory. His last job was to weigh rice in the warehouse, which required strength and skill and was not suitable for him.

Youth (1943- 1950): the first bucket of gold earned by shipping.

After many painful working experiences, Henry Fok realized that he was not suitable for working for others and should start his own business as a boss. So I mobilized my relatives and friends to chip in and opened a grocery store. This grocery store named "Like" made Henry Fok earn his first bucket of gold. Thanks to his careful and shrewd management, the business of the grocery store is booming. Later, his mother negotiated with him, gave the grocery store to someone else and took 7000 yuan back to his parents' old job.

Most successful people can't live without luck and vision, and they also have to take some risks. After World War II, the United States shipped a lot of surplus materials to Hong Kong for public auction. Most of these news are published in English, and Henry Fok knows English. He knows that as long as these materials are purchased at a low price and then resold, the profits will be very rich. But he has no principal himself, so he can only watch the great opportunity go by in vain.

In the early 1950s, when the Korean War broke out, Britain and the United States imposed an embargo on China, and many strategic materials could only enter the mainland of China through underground channels. Henry fok seized this opportunity and ventured into the business of maritime transport fleet. Henry fok soon accumulated the initial strength of the capital kingdom.

Middle-aged (1950- 1964): the first to sell uncompleted residential flats and become a super rich man.

With the growth of strength, Henry fok is not satisfied with just doing coolies, so it is difficult to be the boss of a shipping company. After a short wait-and-see, Henry fok began to turn his attention to the real estate industry in Hong Kong. Fok Ying-tung has accumulated about HK$ 654.38 million+HK$ 00,000 in his shipping career for nearly three years. Since then, he entered the real estate industry with the capital of 6,543,800 yuan, and finally achieved a commercial map spanning several eras with his extraordinary vision.

The rapid increase of population, the serious shortage of housing and the vigorous development of industry and commerce have created a huge demand for land and buildings. Henry Fok sized up the situation and decided that Hong Kong's real estate industry would develop greatly. As early as the beginning of 1953, he started to operate the real estate industry and established Lixin Real Estate Co., Ltd. ..

In the past, overseas Chinese in the United States liked to buy real estate in Sham Shui Po, Kowloon, and then pass it on to future generations for rent. From buying land, planning, construction and even collecting rent, the capital turnover cycle is very long. Fok Ying-tung borrowed money from the bank in Gai Lou at that time, and had to pay more interest. When it is completed, he will sell it, and if people don't buy it, he can't afford the interest, so he has to "jump off the building".

He changed his past practice, industrialized real estate, built comprehensive buildings of houses, office buildings and shopping malls, sold them in layers and units, pre-sold "uncompleted residential flats" and advocated installment payment. This method is very popular with buyers.

He bought the embassy building first and sold it for 2.8 million yuan, making a lot of money. He took the lead in "selling uncompleted residential flats" for the properties built one after another, and for a time, real estate developers followed suit and became a major operating feature of the Hong Kong real estate market. By the early 1960s, Henry Fok's wealth had reached tens of millions of Hong Kong dollars, ranking among the super-rich in Hong Kong.

Old age: (1964- 1984): invest in the mainland to give back to the society.

From 65438 to 0967, Hong Kong experienced a low tide of real estate, and Henry Fok began to gradually withdraw from the real estate industry. At the same time, he has become closer to Beijing and closer to the mainland. From 1962, we cooperated with the mainland in maritime accidents, and in the early 1970s, we cooperated with the mainland in oil business. From 65438 to 0978, Henry Fok took the lead in entering the mainland, where he built the first Sino-foreign cooperative hotel and the first golf course. Since then, he has participated in the construction of Guangzhou White Swan Hotel, which is the first large-scale joint venture hotel opened in the mainland after the reform and opening up.

When he is rich, he is more charitable. 1984, Henry fok invested 10 billion hong kong dollars to set up the "Henry fok foundation", dedicated to investment and donation in the mainland. By 2005, except for the investment in industry, Fok Ying-tung's pure donation to the mainland has exceeded HK$ 2 billion, which may be the Chinese capitalist who donated the most to the mainland. His image as a patriotic capitalist has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

1983, Henry fok found himself suffering from cancer. Although terminally ill, Henry Fok did not stop running for the motherland. In order to make Beijing's bid for the 2008 Olympic Games successful, Fok Ying-tung and his son assisted Beijing in lobbying the IOC Executive Committee. At the same time, he began to dabble in politics. 1980, Henry fok became a member of the fifth Committee of China people's political consultative conference. 1983 was elected as a member of the Standing Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and 1993 was promoted to vice chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and became one of the national leaders.