Residence Hong Kong Name Raymond Kwok | ||
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Born 1952 (age 63–64) Hong Kong Parents Kwok Tak-Seng, Kwong Siu-hing Similar People Thomas Kwok, Walter Kwok, Kwong Siu‑hing, Kwok Tak‑Seng, Lee Shau‑kee | ||
Net worth 14.8 billion USD (2015) Siblings Thomas Kwok, Walter Kwok | ||
Billionaire property developer brothers deny corruption
Billionaire brothers, ex-government official charged in fraud case
Raymond Kwok Ping Luen (Chinese: 郭炳聯; pinyin: Guo Bing Lian, born in 1952 in Hong Kong with family roots in Zhongshan, Guangdong, China) is the chairman and managing director of Sun Hung Kai Properties, the largest property developer in Hong Kong. He is the chairman of SUNeVision Holdings Ltd. and SmarTone Telecommunications Holdings Limited. He is the youngest son of Kwok Tak Seng, and the youngest brother of Walter Kwok, and Thomas Kwok.
Contents
- Billionaire property developer brothers deny corruption
- Billionaire brothers ex government official charged in fraud case
- Wealth
- Education
- Bribery charges
- References
Wealth
The Kwok brothers are the third wealthiest people in Hong Kong and Greater China Region, just after Li Ka Shing and Lee Shau Kee. Their combined wealth is estimated to be US$17 billion in Forbes' 2011 list of billionaires. Their combined wealth has raised to $17.9billion in 2016.
Education
Raymond holds a law degree from Cambridge University, an MBA from Harvard University, an Honorary Doctorate in Business Administration from the Open University of Hong Kong and an Honorary Doctorate in Laws from the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Bribery charges
In March 2012, Raymond Kwok and Thomas Kwok were arrested on bribery charges. In March 2013, Thomas and Raymond Kwok pleaded not guilty to corruption charges involving payments and loans to Hong Kong's former No. 2 official Rafael Hui. In December 2014, Raymond Kwok was cleared of all charges, while his brother Thomas was convicted of "conspiracy to commit misconduct in public office."