Kwok Tak-seng


Kwok Tak-seng OBE was a Hong Kong businessman. He was the founder of Sun Hung Kai Properties, one of the major property developers in Hong Kong.

Early life

Kwok was born in Macau. The ancestral home of the Kwok family was located in Zhongshan, Guangdong, formerly known as Xiangshan. He emigrated to Hong Kong after World War II.

Career

Kwok partnered with Fung King-hey and Lee Shau-kee to establish Sun Hung Kai Enterprises, a predecessor of Sun Hung Kai Properties in 1963. Sun Hung Kai Properties was publicly listed in Hong Kong in 1972 and soon became one of the top companies listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong by market capitalisation.
Kwok was appointed OBE in the 1986 Birthday Honours.
Kwok also served as a non-executive director of fellow developer New World Development.

Personal life

Kwok married Kwong Siu-hing. They have three sons, Walter Kwok,
Thomas Kwok, and Raymond Kwok.
On 30 October 1990, Kwok died of a heart attack. Kwok was 79.
Kwok was succeeded as chairman of Sun Hung Kai by his eldest son, Walter. In 2008, after a very public intra-family tussle, his wife Kwong Siu-hing became chairman.