Kwong Wui Chun

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Kwong Wui Chun
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OccupationBusinessperson
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese 邝汇珍
Hanyu Pinyin Kuàng Huìzhēn
Yale Romanization Kwong Wuihjān
Jyutping Kwong3 Wui6-zān

Kwong Wui Chun (born c. 1955) is a Hong Kong aluminum businessman. He is the chairman and founder of Asia Aluminum Group, and chairman of the Guangdong Nanhai Non-ferrous Metals Association. [1] He was born in Nanhai District, Foshan, Guangdong, and moved to Hong Kong in the 1960s or 1970s. [2] [3] In 1981 he began buying scrap aluminum in the United States, Japan, and the Middle East, and importing it for resale in Hong Kong and for further processing in Guangzhou. He founded the Asia Aluminum Group in 1992, and shepherded the company through its listing on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong in 1998. In 2003 he was reported to be the 148th-richest person in China. [2]

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References

  1. "Asia Aluminum says deputy chairman Chan resigns". Reuters. 2 March 2009. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  2. 1 2 "中国400富人榜第148名:邝汇珍" [China's 400 Richest People, Number 148: Kwong Wui Chun]. Sina Finance. 8 April 2003. Archived from the original on 28 October 2006. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  3. "邝汇珍:亚洲铝业的'民族牌'". China Non-ferrous Metals News. 18 March 2009. Retrieved 2 August 2016.