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Gigi Chao

Gigi Chao

Hong Kong prominent lesbian

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

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

Chao, a feminist and lesbian, is an outspoken advocate for LGBT rights in Hong Kong and Asia.[4] She was the first female President of the Hong Kong Aviation Club. [5] She was also an early investor in Tesla and supported the company's early development in Hong Kong with purchasing two of the first generation Tesla Roadsters in 2011. [6][7]

In 2012, Chao gained international attention [8] when her father, Cecil Chao, offered $65 million to any man who could marry her.[9][10] Despite criticism, her father remained unrepentant.[11][12] In 2014 Cecil Chao increased the reward to $180 million.[13][14][15] 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.[16][17]

In 2019, Chao founded the organisation Hong Kong Marriage Equality[18] 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.[19]

References

  1. [1]
    "Gigi Chao, Cheuk Nang Holdings Ltd: Profile and Biography". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
  2. [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. [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. [4]
    "LBGTQ Equality in Hong Kong". Bloomberg. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  5. [5]
    "Hong Kong Aviation Club". 19 August 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  6. [6]
    "Tesla cars in Hong Kong". 2 November 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  7. [7]
    "Tesla Motors Club". Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  8. [8]
    "Gigi Chao: 'My father wants me to live in the closet and marry a man to promote my social status'". The Standard. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  9. [9]
    "Hong Kong Billionaire Offers $65 Million To Any Man Who Can Woo His Gay Daughter". Business Insider. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  10. [10]
    "Hong Kong tycoon recruits husband for lesbian daughter". BBC News. 26 September 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  11. [11]
    "Gigi Chao – reluctant celebrity". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  12. [12]
    "'I'm not forcing Gigi,' stunned Cecil Chao says of marriage bounty". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  13. [13]
    "Hong Kong billionaire Cecil Chao 'doubles marriage bounty to £80m' for man who marries his lesbian daughter". The Independent. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  14. [14]
    "Who Is Gigi Chao? Billionaire Cecil Chao's Daughter Annoyed With Dad's 'Marriage Bounty'". International Business Times. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  15. [15]
    "Hong Kong tycoon's daughter defends sexuality in letter". BBC. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  16. [16]
    Lesbian Gigi Chao Responds to Father Who is Offering $130 Million for Male Suitor: VIDEO.
  17. [17]
    "卓能（集團）有限公司：主席趙世曾" (PDF). main.ednews.hk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-10-08. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
  18. [18]
    "Hong Kong Marriage Equality". HKME.
  19. [19]
    "Academia Peer review paper". Academia.edu. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
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