Born in San Francisco to globe-trotting parents, he became a child actor in Hong Kong, where he learned kung fu and became a dance champion.
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But what Hinrichs didn't realize when he founded Asian Sources trade publications in Hong Kong was that he had laid the foundation for the region's first business-to-business Internet company.
But before Chen arrived in Asia, Wynn needed a guide and mentor when he was seeking backers for his Macau bid in Hong Kong, where he knew few people.
He only got into the race when another contestant dropped out, and he quickly booked a flight to Hong Kong from Vienna, where he lives.
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Though he was born in Hong Kong, Brown waited to start a gallery in his hometown until he felt the market was ripe and that buyers had gained a real appreciation for western art.
Not surprisingly, once you know him, the Hong Kong places he loves tend toward the classic.
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One of the tourists said he was from Hong Kong, according to a hospital official.
His future was assured in 1933 when he saw "King Kong" at Grauman's Chinese theater in Hollywood.
Liu's compatriot Ding Junhui also received a tough draw as he will face Hong Kong's Marco Fu.
In March he thought the Hong Kong market, which often tracks the Dow, was close to a peak.
Based in Hong Kong, he studied mechanical engineering at Carnegie Mellon University and has worked as a toy designer.
In Hong Kong, he socializes with collectors like Credit Suisse banker Tony Chiu and BNP Paribas banker Daisy Cheng.
At age 12, having left China with his family during the Japanese occupation, he arrived in Hong Kong for high school.
His acting career took off in 1986 when he starred opposite Hong Kong actor Chow Yun-Fat in John Woo's gangster movie A Better Tomorrow.
An MBA from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, he worked for the fund management arms of Hongkong Bank and Japanese securities giant Daiwa before joining Thornton in 1994.
In December, he won the Hong Kong Cup, an international showcase race with a hefty purse, for the second year in a row atop the same gray gelding, California Memory.
At an Oct. 27 briefing for fund managers, stockmarket analysts and journalists, canned applause periodically greeted CEO Cheong Choong Kong as he announced dazzling figures for the six months to September 2000.
Porteous said former United goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel was mobbed by fans when he arrived at Hong Kong airport to promote the game, and again by local journalists at a press conference -- despite leaving the club in 1999.
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The hardships Lui faced when he first came to Hong Kong in the 1930s, living hand to mouth, still influences his desire to keep working, although he now leaves the responsibility for day-to-day operations to his family and senior executives.
For Chapple-Hyam it was really a day of redemption after having hit the heights with Dr Devious and other classic winners he opted to leave for Hong Kong, which was a low point in his career and he decided on a low key return to Europe.
He listed the company in Hong Kong in 2006 after Singapore rejected the listing and the stock price has been climbing ever since (he still controls more than half of it).
"There's been a huge outperformance in China shares listed in Hong Kong, " he says.
Mr. Dotcom later started a new life in Hong Kong, where he was the mastermind behind Megaupload, among other businesses.
Woo's producing partner, Chang, says the need to prove box-office appeal has slowed Woo's creative progression from where he left off in Hong Kong.
Like most Hong Kong moguls, he tends to his mainland contacts.
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