11 Facts About Ronnie Chan

Ronnie Chan Chi-chung is a Hong Kong businessman.

Ronnie Chan received an MBA from the University of Southern California in 1976.

Ronnie Chan was given honorary doctorates by Tel Aviv University, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Ronnie Chan succeeded the chairman position in the companies from his uncle.

Ronnie Chan is the vice-president of the Real Estate Developers Association of Hong Kong, a co-chairman of the Asia Society and chairman of its Hong Kong Center, and an advisor to the China Development Research Foundation of the State Council of the People's Republic of China.

Ronnie Chan has served on the governing or advisory bodies of several think-tanks and universities, including China Foreign Affairs University, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and his alma mater, the University of Southern California.

Ronnie Chan was a director of Enron Corporation and a member of its audit committee when it filed for bankruptcy as a result of fraud.

Ronnie Chan supported Leung Chun-ying in the 2013 election for chief executive.

Ronnie Chan has stated that Hongkongers' "DNA is different from the mainlanders' because many escaped from there" and blamed a lack of national identity for the protests.

In 1996, Ronnie Chan began providing yearly financial assistance to needy students at top universities in China.

Ronnie Chan's brother Gerald Ronnie Chan is a director of Hang Lung Group.