# Au Tak

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Hong Kong entrepreneur (1840–1920)

Au Tak 區德 Born 1840 Nanhai, Kwangtung (Guangdong), Qing China Died 1920 (aged 79–80) British Hong Kong Occupations Entrepreneur, property developer, educator Spouse Ho Wing-ching

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Au Tak Traditional Chinese 區德 Simplified Chinese 区德 Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Ōu Dé Yue: Cantonese Jyutping au1 dak1 Au Chak-mun Traditional Chinese 區澤民 Simplified Chinese 区泽民 Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Ōu Zémín Yue: Cantonese Jyutping au1 zaak6 man4

**Au Tak** (also spelled **Au Tack**; [Chinese](/source/Traditional_Chinese_characters): 區德; 1840–1920) or **Au Chak-mun** (區澤民) was a [Hong Kong](/source/Hong_Kong) entrepreneur. He was the [proprietor](/source/Proprietor) of a furniture shop and the [property developers](/source/Property_developers) in [Central District](/source/Central%2C_Hong_Kong) on [Hong Kong Island](/source/Hong_Kong_Island).[1] He used to be the director of [Tung Wah Hospital](/source/Tung_Wah_Hospital).[2]

In 1912, Au went into partnership with his son-in-law's father Sir [Kai Ho](/source/Kai_Ho) to form a company to develop a piece of land formed by [land reclamation](/source/Land_reclamation) in [Kowloon Bay](/source/Kowloon_Bay). It was planned to build a residential garden estate, but the plan failed and the company went into [liquidation](/source/Liquidation) in 1924, after both Au and Ho had died.[1] In 1925, the land was taken over by the [British Hong Kong](/source/British_Hong_Kong) Government as the use of the [airport](/source/Kai_Tak_Airport).[3]

## See also

- [Munsang College](/source/Munsang_College) (named after Tak (Au Tak Mun) and Mok Kon Sang)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-autak_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-autak_1-1) ["Kai Tak Airport History | Gwulo: Old Hong Kong"](http://gwulo.com/kai-tak-airport-history).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Hong Kong Journals Online"](http://sunzi1.lib.hku.hk/hkjo/view/44/4401147.pdf) (PDF).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Kai Tak Airport 1925-1998](http://www.cad.gov.hk/english/kaitak.html)

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