Gigi Chao
Born
Gigi Chao

British Hong Kong
CitizenshipHong Kong
Alma materUniversity of Manchester
OccupationVice Chairman of Cheuk Nang (Holdings) Ltd.
PartnerJW
Parent(s)Cecil Chao (father)
Kelly Yiu, Wai (mother)
Gigi Chao
Traditional Chinese趙式芝
Simplified Chinese赵式芝

Gigi Chao (Chinese: 趙式芝; born June 1979) is a Hong Kong activist and the vice-chair of Cheuk Nang (Holdings) Ltd.[1][2]

Chao holds a Bachelor of Arts in Architecture with Honors from the University of Manchester's Manchester School of Architecture.[3]

Chao, a lesbian, is an outspoken advocate for LGBT rights in Hong Kong and Asia.[4]

In 2012, Chao gained international attention when her father, Cecil Chao, offered $65 million to any man who could marry her.[5][6] Despite criticism, her father remained unrepentant.[7][8] In 2014 Cecil Chao increased the reward to $180 million.[9][10][11] Gigi responded publicly in an open letter printed in the South China Morning Post. The letter expresses defiance of her father's wishes and asks for respect for the LGBT community.[12][13]

In 2019, Chao founded the organization Hong Kong Marriage Equality[14] to advocate for the legalisation of same-sex marriage in Hong Kong. Chao wrote an early thesis on Marriage Equality and published it for peer review in 2011-2012.[15]

References

  1. ↑ "Gigi Chao, Cheuk Nang Holdings Ltd: Profile and Biography". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
  2. ↑ Wong, Isabella Miu Ling. "Psychological Wellbeing of Chinese Sexual Minority Christians in Hong Kong: Influence of Individual and Community Resilience Factors." Order No. 10811762 Alliant International University, 2018. Ann Arbor: ProQuest. Web. 16 Nov. 2022.
  3. ↑ Chao Sze Tsung, Cecil (17 October 2022). "Proposals for General Mandate for the Purchase by the Company of Its Own Shares and Issue Shares and Re-Election of Directors" (PDF). Cheuk Nang (Holdings) Limited. p. 11. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  4. ↑ "LBGTQ Equality in Hong Kong". Bloomberg. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  5. ↑ "Hong Kong Billionaire Offers $65 Million To Any Man Who Can Woo His Gay Daughter". Business Insider. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  6. ↑ "Hong Kong tycoon recruits husband for lesbian daughter". BBC News. 26 September 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  7. ↑ "Gigi Chao – reluctant celebrity". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  8. ↑ "'I'm not forcing Gigi,' stunned Cecil Chao says of marriage bounty". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  9. ↑ "Hong Kong billionaire Cecil Chao 'doubles marriage bounty to £80m' for man who marries his lesbian daughter". The Independent. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  10. ↑ "Who Is Gigi Chao? Billionaire Cecil Chao's Daughter Annoyed With Dad's 'Marriage Bounty'". International Business Times. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  11. ↑ "Hong Kong tycoon's daughter defends sexuality in letter". BBC. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  12. ↑ Lesbian Gigi Chao Responds to Father Who is Offering $130 Million for Male Suitor: VIDEO.
  13. ↑ "卓能（集團）有限公司：主席趙世曾" (PDF). main.ednews.hk.
  14. ↑ "Hong Kong Marriage Equality". HKME.
  15. ↑ "Academia Peer review paper". Academia.edu. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
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