CE expresses sorrow over passing of Dr Chiang Chen

     The Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam, today (March 15) expressed deep sorrow over the passing of Dr Chiang Chen.

     "Dr Chiang was a pioneer in the industrial development of Hong Kong, with distinguished achievements made in the machinery and industrial arena, and a leading role assumed in the trade. He made remarkable contributions to the economic development of Hong Kong and was one of the first patriotic businessmen to invest and set up businesses in the Mainland after the country's reform and opening up. A philanthropist and also an educator, he established a charity foundation in the earlier years to foster talent training and industrial research, nurturing tens of thousands of experts in industrial technology and management for the nation. He was awarded the Grand Bauhinia Medal in 2005 by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

     "I am saddened by the passing of Dr Chiang. On behalf of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, I would like to extend my deepest condolences to his family," Mrs Lam said.