霍英东

霍英東

Huò Yīngdōng

proper noun

Meanings

1 Henry Fok Ying-tung
2 Hong Kong tycoon with close PRC connections

About Henry Fok

1923–2006 · 企业家 entrepreneur

Hong Kong businessman who made his first fortune shipping goods to the mainland during the Korean War embargo, then invested heavily in Guangdong and in sport. He was a vice-chairman of the 全国政协.

Characters

霍

Huò

surname Huo; suddenly

Examples

HSK 7-9

霍英东是香港著名的爱国企业家。

Huò Yīngdōng shì Xiānggǎng zhùmíng de àiguó qǐyèjiā.

Henry Fok was a famous patriotic entrepreneur from Hong Kong.

HSK 7-9

霍英东晚年曾担任全国政协副主席。

Huò Yīngdōng wǎnnián céng dānrèn Quánguó Zhèngxié fùzhǔxí.

In his later years Henry Fok served as vice-chairman of the CPPCC National Committee.

Tips

history

He was born in 1923 into a 疍家 family, the boat people of the south China coast, and spent his early childhood on the water. Beijing's 英东游泳馆, the pool he paid for to host the 1990 Asian Games, is named after him.

culture

Grandson Kenny Fok (霍启刚) married Olympic diving champion Guo Jingjing (郭晶晶) in 2012 - a Hong Kong tycoon/mainland athlete pairing that became tabloid legend.

Stroke Order

霍 huò

英 yīng

东 dōng

霍英东