Cecil Chao 趙世曾

Cecil Chao趙世曾

Architect · Developer · Born 1936

Cecil Chao as a young architect
Cecil Chao in later life

Dr Cecil Chao Sze-Tsung 趙世曾 is a Hong Kong architect and property developer. He was born in Shanghai in 1936, the son of shipping founder Chao Tsong-yea. He trained as an architect in England and worked in the Hong Kong Government's Buildings Office in the early 1960s. He founded his own practice, Cecil Chao & Associates, in 1972, and Cheuk Nang (Holdings) Limited in 1988.

He has supported education, medical research, heritage conservation, basketball and architecture throughout his life.

This site is published by the Cecil Chao Charitable Foundation as the record of his life and work. Journalists, researchers and anyone writing about him are welcome to use it.

  1. 1936Born in Shanghai
  2. 1962Buildings Office, Hong Kong Government
  3. 1972Founds Cecil Chao & Associates
  4. 1988Founds Cheuk Nang (Holdings), HKEX 0131

Biography

Family, education, government service and the founding of Cheuk Nang.

Photographs

Family, work, friends and sport, from the 1950s on.

Giving

Education, medical research, heritage, basketball and architecture.

Press

Official biography, key facts and terms of use.