Joseph Lau

Joseph Lau Luen Hung (Chinese: 劉鑾雄) (Born 1951 in Hong Kong with family roots in Chaozhou, Guangdong) is a billionaire Hong Kong real estate investor who owns a 61% stake in Chinese Estates Holdings. His fortune is estimated by Forbes at $4.3 billion. In May 2007, Lau was revealed to be among the first seven purchasers of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner jet for private use. And on 7 November 2007, he made the top purchase of the evening at a Sotheby's Auction by paying $39.2 million for Paul Gauguin's Te Poipoi, a painting of a Tahitian scene. According to the Sunday Times, Lau owns one of the world's finest red wine collections, with at least 10,000 bottles, and is an avid art collector. Lau married Bo Wing-kam (24 January 1954 — 20 April...