Soaring Creativity - Hong Kong Pavilion

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During the Anti-Japanese War and the Nationalist-Communist Civil War, he was sent to United Kingdom in 1949 to intern in mechanical engineering. In 1952, he came to Hong Kong alone, just as the Korean War broke out and Hong Kong's industries were in recession.
Growing up in the war years, Hu Faguang had the ambition to improve himself and save the country and give back to the society. In the 70s, he was already a member of the Municipal Council and the Legislative Council; In the 80s, he was appointed to important public positions such as the Land Development Company, the Hong Kong Housing Authority and the Kowloon Walled City Clearance Committee, and co-founded the Hong Kong Liberal Democratic United with friends from the business community. Before 1997, he was appointed by the Central Government as an adviser on Hong Kong affairs and a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. In addition to his track record in the political and business sectors, he has also served as a public servant in many sports associations, actively promoting the development and popularization of sports, and has been an important contributor to the sports scene in Hong Kong.
This biography, written by Hu Faguang's son Hu Xiaoming, recounts his father's legendary life of more than 90 years, throughout the changes of the times. Hu Fa's little-known childhood experiences, love stories, family anecdotes, and even business stories of Japan's Mitsubishi who eventually parted ways due to differences in philosophy, or went to a tea house with protesters to calm down the turmoil in Kowloon Walled City, and other problems encountered in public office. There are no impassioned didactic speeches or sensational touching speeches, the author tells the story of his father's galloping in the shopping mall, performing public duties and serving his family and country, and shares with the public how his father calmly faced various challenges in life; The sincerity and delicacy revealed between the lines shows the affinity of several generations of the Hu family. Hu Faguang achieves himself and nurtures the next generation with positive thinking, and the author also hopes that the public can get some inspiration for the future life from his father's active and hard-working life.