Ina Chan Un Chan
{{Short description|Hong Kong businesswoman and philanthropist}}
{{BLP sources|date=July 2012}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Dr. Ina Chan Un Chan
陳婉珍
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1953|03|01}}
Macau
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| occupation = Businesswoman
- Permanent Director of Hong Kong Art Craft Merchants Association Limited
| spouse = {{marriage|Stanley Ho|1977|2020|end=d.}}
| children = Florinda Ho (born 1989)
Laurinda Ho (born 1991)
Orlando Ho (born 1991)Laurinda & Orlando are twins
}}
Dr. Ina Chan (born 1 March 1953), also known as Ina Chan Un Chan, is a businesswoman and philanthropist in Hong Kong. She is the Chairman of UNIR (HK) Management Limited which manages a diverse investment portfolio consisting mainly of hospitality, realty, leisure, retail and transportation businesses.[http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/financeestate/art/20120328/16197332 Apple Daily: 成立投資公司買股樓 賭王三太母女闖事業] her property 1 billion USD ( forbes)
Chan is actively engaged in a wide range of community and charitable causes, as well as a supporter of the development of arts and cultural endeavors. She was the Chairman of Tung Wah Group of Hospitals (2013/14) and is a member of numerous other charitable organizations. She is also a member of the 10th Guangdong Provincial Committee of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.[http://www.tungwah.org.hk/upload/Board/2013/01chanunchanina.pdf Tung Wah Group Of Hospitals: Dr. Ina Chan]
Chan is commonly known as the third wife of Dr. Stanley Ho, a Hong Kong and Macau entrepreneur. They have three children.[http://ol.mingpao.com/cfm/star5.cfm?File=20120102/saa01/mcu1.txt Ming Pao: 賭王三房 留家慶祝]
Personal life
Born in Macau, Chan is a native of Xinhui, Guangdong, mainland China. She received her secondary education at the Sacred Heart Canossian College, Macau. Later on, she received an Honorary Doctorate in Commerce from The University of West Alabama[http://hongkongstandard.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=21&art_id=60638&sid=17256287&con_type=1&d_str=20080124&fc=8 The Standard: Casino king sees 40,000 for index]{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} and an Honorary Doctorate in Management from Lincoln University, USA;{{cite web |url=https://webb-site.com/articles/lincolnu.asp |title=Lincoln University, CCIBA and AKMA |website=webb-site.com |date=May 24, 2020 |accessdate=October 17, 2020}} as well as an Honorary Fellowship Award from Canadian Chartered Institute of Business Administration.[http://the-sun.on.cc/cnt/news/20090921/00408_004.html Oriental Daily: 政情：三太膺院士賭王鼓勵多行善]
Chan became engaged with Dr. Stanley Ho after working as a caretaker and nurse for his first wife. They have three children together. Florinda, the elder daughter was born on 27 February 1989,[https://web.archive.org/web/20131213192331/http://big5.xinhuanet.com/gate/big5/news.xinhuanet.com/ent/2012-02/28/c_122764322.htm Xinhua: 何超雲23歲生日狂歡賭王設宴慶祝 豪派紅包] Laurinda and Orlando, the twins, were born on 9 May 1991[http://ol.mingpao.com/cfm/star5.cfm?File=20120510/saa01/mgd1.txt Ming Pao: 超蓮猷啟孖住慶生]
Career
As an ardent fan of antiques, Chan opened the Treasure Court antique store in the 1980s, and began investing in other businesses. In 2004, she founded On Power Management Limited, through which she conducts the investment and management of her realty businesses.[http://paper.wenweipo.com/2009/06/30/HK0906300074.htm Wen Wei Po: 陳婉珍 施福予人的快樂]
In 2011, she set up UNIR (HK) Management Limited to consolidate and oversee her diverse range of investments, focusing on five core businesses, namely, hospitality, realty, leisure, retail and transportation. Over the years, her business has been expanding from Hong Kong into other territories such as mainland China, the Asian Pacific region and the United States. She is also a shareholder in a broad range of companies including Sociedade de Turismo e Diversões de Macau (STDM), the ultimate holding company of SJM Holdings Limited (HKEx:880).[http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=21&art_id=107677&sid=31123532&con_type=1&d_str=20110201&sear_year=2011 The Standard: Ho's empire stretches from gambling to graves] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015125404/http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=21&art_id=107677&sid=31123532&con_type=1&d_str=20110201&sear_year=2011 |date=2012-10-15 }}
Current major positions (as of 2012)
=Community=
- Permanent Director of Hong Kong Art Craft Merchants Association Limited (founded in 1968)
- Director of Beijing Xiaoxing Ballet Art Development Foundation
- Member of Guangdong Provincial Committee of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
- Life Patron of Hong Kong Ballet Group
- Vice-Chairman of Beijing China Overseas Friendship Association
= Business =
= Philanthropy =
- Chairman of Tung Wah Group of Hospitals (2013–14) (Director since 2006/08)
- Honorary Vice-President of Hong Kong Anti-Cancer Society[http://www.hkacs.org.hk/content/anti_cancer_society.php?page=8 Committee, HK Anti-cancer Society] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018220507/http://www.hkacs.org.hk/content/anti_cancer_society.php?page=8 |date=2015-10-18 }}
- Member of Fundraising Committee of End Child Sexual Abuse Foundation (2003)
- Sponsor of Mobile Classroom of End Child Sexual Abuse Foundation
- Vice-Presidente of the Assembleia Geral da Obra das Mães, Macau
- Honorary Director For Life of Guangdong Women and Children's Foundation
Honours
References
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External links
- [http://www.artcraft.org.hk/ Official site of Hong Kong Art Craft Merchants Association]
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Category:People from Xinhui District