Lo Ying-shek

Lo was born in Chaozhou, China in 1913 and accompanied his father to Thailand to make a living in the textile industry.[2] After marrying To Lee Kwan, he returned to Hong Kong in 1938 and worked in the cloth and dye trading business.[2] In 1963, Lo decided to move into the real estate business and established The Great Eagle Company, and the name of the company was derived from the names of Lo and his wife.[3]

The company became listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 1972, helping the family accumulate a fortune that is one of the largest in Asia.[4][5] His handling of family succession of Great Eagle Holdings has been cited as a case study in the research of Chinese family businesses and was seen as a successful model that was emulated by Li Ka-shing.[6][7]

Lo died in 2006 and his children engaged in an extended legal fight over control of his property empire.[8][9]

He had nine children, including:[2]

• Lo Yuk-sui (羅旭瑞), his second-oldest son, chairs the HKSE-listed Century City International, parent of Regal Hotels International[10][11]
  • daughter Poman Lo (羅寶文) is the Vice Chairman of Century City International Holdings Limited and Regal Hotels International Holdings Limited
• Lo Ka-shui (羅嘉瑞), his third-oldest son, was a medical doctor who is the currently Chairman and Managing Director of Great Eagle Holdings and the Langham Hospitality Group[12][13]
• Vincent Lo (羅康瑞), his fourth-oldest son, is the chairman of Shui On Land, known for its investments in Mainland China such as Shanghai's Xintiandi district; married beauty pageant Loletta Chu (朱玲玲), ex-wife of businessman and politician Timothy Fok (霍震霆)
• Lo Kai-shui (羅啟瑞), his youngest son, was the former Deputy Managing Director of Great Eagle Holdings and now controlling shareholder of HKSE-listed SFK Construction[14][15]