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Lot 1443 FINE ZHAO SHAO’ANG PAINTINGS FROM THE COLLECTION OF MR WONG HON HAI
Harry Hong Hai Wong was born in 1923 in Gulangyu Island by the coast of Xiamen, Fujian Province in southern China. In 1941, Mr Wong attended St. John’s University in Shanghai, majoring in Chemistry. After his first year in Shanghai, he was forced to stop studying due to the Sino-Japanese war. In 1946, he resumed his education and obtained his degree in three years. After graduation, he decided to return to Hong Kong to work for his father’s company at Amoy Canning. Mr Wong was the founder of Winner Food Products Ltd and was given the nickname “Noodle King” by inventing the first instant noodles. He was a successful innovator and entrepreneur for standardising and simplifying processes in Chinese food manufacturing.
Harry Hong Hai Wong was born in 1923 in Gulangyu Island by the coast of Xiamen, Fujian Province in southern China. In 1941, Mr Wong attended St. John’s University in Shanghai, majoring in Chemistry. After his first year in Shanghai, he was forced to stop studying due to the Sino-Japanese war. In 1946, he resumed his education and obtained his degree in three years. After graduation, he decided to return to Hong Kong to work for his father’s company at Amoy Canning. Mr Wong was the founder of Winner Food Products Ltd and was given the nickname “Noodle King” by inventing the first instant noodles. He was a successful innovator and entrepreneur for standardising and simplifying processes in Chinese food manufacturing.
ZHAO SHAO’ANG (1905-1998)
Nature in Four Seasons
Closed28 May 2019
Price Realised
HKD 562,500