Au Tak
區德
Born1840
Died1920 (aged 7980)
Occupation(s)Entrepreneur, property developer, educator
SpouseHo Wing-ching
Au Tak
Traditional Chinese區德
Simplified Chinese区德
Au Chak-mun
Traditional Chinese區澤民
Simplified Chinese区泽民

Au Tak (also spelled Au Tack; Chinese: 區德; 1840–1920) or Au Chak-mun (區澤民) was a Hong Kong entrepreneur. He was the proprietor of a furniture shop and the property developers in Central District on Hong Kong Island.[1] He used to be the director of Tung Wah Hospital.[2]

In 1912, Au went into partnership with his father-in-law Sir Kai Ho to form a company to develop a piece of land formed by land reclamation in Kowloon Bay. It was planned to build a residential garden estate, but the plan failed and the company went into liquidation in 1924, after both Au and Ho had died.[1] In 1925, the land was taken over by the British Hong Kong Government as the use of the airport.[3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Kai Tak Airport History | Gwulo: Old Hong Kong".
  2. "Hong Kong Journals Online" (PDF).
  3. Kai Tak Airport 1925-1998
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