George Ho Cho-chi , GBS , OBE , JP (3 November 1919 ? 4 June 2014) was a Hong Kong media mogul . The fifth son of the influential businessman Robert Hotung , ^[1] George Ho was the founder of the Commercial Radio Hong Kong and Commercial Television . ^[1]

Family and career [ edit ]

George Ho was the illegitimate son of Robert Hotung , then the most influential Eurasian compradore in Hong Kong, and Kate Archer. George was bequeathed a substantial amount of money directly and indirectly. ^[2] His grandfather through Robert Hotung was a Jewish Dutch man Charles Henry Maurice Bosman. ^[3] George Ho studied at King's College, Hong Kong ^[4] and the University of California, Berkeley . ^{[5] [6] [7]}

Instead of joining the family flagship company, George Ho founded his own business, Commercial Radio Hong Kong by obtaining a radio broadcasting licence through the connections and HK$50,000 inheritance from his father. George Ho gradually became an influential tycoon in the colony. ^[2] He branched out into television, founding Commercial Television in 1975. But the station closed three years later. ^[4]

He had also been director of Jardine Matheson Holdings , Hongkong Land and Bank of East Asia .

In 2001, George Ho was awarded a Gold Bauhinia Star for his contribution to society. ^[4]

His son, George Joseph Ho, succeeded him as chairman of Commercial Radio.

See also [ edit ]

• Four big families of Hong Kong

References [ edit ]