Chuang Shih-ping
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Born20 January 1911
Puning, Guangdong, Qing dynasty
Died2 June 2007 (aged 96)
Hong Kong
Chuang Shih-ping | |
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莊世平 | |
| Chair of the Nanyang Commercial Bank | |
| In office 14 December 1949[1] – 1986[2] | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 January 1911 Puning, Guangdong, Qing dynasty |
| Died | 2 June 2007 (aged 96) Hong Kong |
| Chuang Shih-ping | |||
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| Traditional Chinese | 庄世平 | ||
| Simplified Chinese | 莊世平 | ||
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Chuang Shih-ping, GBM[3] (Chinese: 莊世平, 20 January 1911 – 2 June 2007)[4][5] was a Hong Kong businessman[6] who was the founder of the Hong Kong Nanyang Commercial Bank in 1949 and the Macau Banco Nan Tung in 1950.[citation needed] Zhuang was born in Puning, Guangdong and he came to Hong Kong in 1947.[7] As a member of the pro-Beijing camp, Chuang was appointed a member of the Standing Committee of the CPPCC National Committee[8] and a local National People's Congress delegate by the Chinese government.[9] He was awarded the Grand Bauhinia Medal in July 1997 and was among the first to receive this honor.[7]
Chuang died in Hong Kong from Heart failure on 2 June 2007.[7][10] He was 96.[11]