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词条 David Ho (businessman)
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  1. Background

  2. See also

  3. References

{{other people||David Ho (disambiguation){{!}}David Ho}}David Ho Ting-kwok (born c.1953[1]) is a Vancouver based entrepreneur originally from Hong Kong.[2] He founded the now defunct Harmony Airways,[2] and owns the University Golf Club.[4] He has a minority interest in MCL Motors.[3] In 2005 he was named the Businessman of the Year by the Vancouver Junior Board of Trade.[4] Ho is a former member of the Vancouver Police Board.[5]

In 2009 Ho was charged with unlawful confinement, cocaine possession and possession of an unregistered firearm in relation to an incident involving a prostitute. On February 2, 2012, he pleaded guilty to a charge of unlawful confinement and was given a one-year suspended sentence, 45 hours of community service and a $5,000 fine.[6]

Ho and his family have been frequent donors to various charities, especially Orbis International.[6]

Background

Ho's grandfather, Ho Ying Chie, owned the Hong Kong Tobacco Co., the eighth-largest tobacco company worldwide.[10]

Ting Kwok David attended Woodberry Forest School in Virginia, and then studied business at the University of Richmond.[7] Ho, and his then-wife Rita Fung (sister of Fairchild Group CEO Thomas Fung and daughter of Fung King Hey, co-founder of Sun Hung Kai & Co. of Hong Kong), arrived in Canada in 1984 because she had family in the Vancouver area.[2][7] The couple divorced in 1995.

See also

  • Chinese Canadians in British Columbia

References

1. ^[https://vancouversun.com/Vancouver+billionaire+facing+charged+while+awaiting+trial+unlawful+confinement/4983771/story.html Vancouver billionaire facing new charged while awaiting trial for unlawful confinement]
2. ^[https://calgaryherald.com/news/Prominent+Vancouver+businessman+David+charged/2043439/story.html "Billionaire Vancouver businessman David Ho faces criminal charges"], Vancouver Sun, September 29, 2009.
3. ^Dilawri.ca. Vancouver luxury dealership joins national automotive group. 2010-06-02. Accessed 2015-03-25.
4. ^"Archives: Harmony Airways founder David Ho named business leader of the year", Vancouver Sun, June 29, 2005.
5. ^[https://www.straight.com/article-260081/vancouver-businessman-david-ho-charged-unlawful-confinement-and-weapons-offences "Vancouver businessman David Ho charged with unlawful confinement and weapons offences"], Georgia Straight, September 28, 2009.
6. ^Frances Bula, [https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/vancouver-billionaire-pleads-guilty-to-confining-prostitute-after-night-of-sex/article2324964/ "Vancouver billionaire pleads guilty to confining prostitute after night of sex"] The Globe and Mail 2 February 2012
7. ^"David Ho: Ultra-secritive, and ultra-rich", Macleans, November 28, 2005.
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