James Wu
Dr James Tak Wu, GBS (Chinese: 伍沾德) is a Hong Kong businessman. He is a founder of Maxim's Catering, a major subsidiary of Dairy Farm International Holdings Ltd., he helped co-founded and helped establish a chain of operates restaurants, night clubs, fast food outlets, cake and coffee shops, institutional catering units and theaters throughout the Hong Kong/SAR Region.
Background
With ancestry from Taishan, Guangdong, he was born in the United States[citation needed] and educated in Guangdong, James Tak Wu graduated from Lingnan University in Guangzhou in 1947. He and his brother, S.T. Wu, built Maxim's Catering in Kowloon, Hong Kong in 1956.[1]
Legacy
- The Dr and Mrs James Tak Wu Award for Outstanding Service (Lingnan University; established 1998)
Family
He is the father of Annie Wu Suk-ching, a Hong Kong businesswoman and entrepreneur[2]
Awards
Dr James Tak Wu is currently Honorary Chairman of the Board of Trustees and Chairman of the Development & Planning Council, whose focus is on nurturing professional management talent for Southern China.
Honours
- He holds Honorary Doctorates from the Sun Yat-Sen University in Guangzhou and Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts.
- In 2009, he was awarded the Gold Bauhinia Star by the Hong Kong SAR Government.
- He was named "Honorary Citizen of Guangzhou" by the municipal government of his native Guangzhou in 2003.
References
External links
- http://www3.hku.hk/eroonweb/honfellows/fellow_detail.php?section=main&id=100
- http://www.ipd.gov.hk/eng/intellectual_property/trademarks/trademarks_decisions/decision/DEC197100071OP.pdf
- http://www.tourism.gov.hk/resources/english/paperreport_doc/press/2002-12-24/appointment_to_hk_e.pdf
| Order of precedence | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by
Alice Tai
Recipients of the Gold Bauhinia Star |
Hong Kong order of precedence Recipients of the Gold Bauhinia Star |
Succeeded by Frederick Ma Recipients of the Gold Bauhinia Star |
