# Chow Chi-yuen

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**Chow Chi-yuen** (Chinese: [周](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%91%A8)[至](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E8%87%B3)[元](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%85%83); pinyin: *Zhōu Zhìyuán*; Jyutping: *zau1 zi3 jyun4*; 1900–1971) was a Hong Kong entrepreneur and the founder of [Chow Tai Fook](/source/Chow_Tai_Fook). He was the father-in-law of [Cheng Yu-tung](/source/Cheng_Yu-tung) (鄭裕彤), chairman of [New World Development](/source/New_World_Development), and was born in [Shunde](/source/Shunde), [Guangdong](/source/Guangdong), China.

Chow set up his first "Chow Tai Fook" shop in [Guangzhou](/source/Guangzhou) (Canton) in 1929 to sell traditional gold [accessories](/source/Fashion_accessory). In 1931, the shop was relocated to [Macau](/source/Macau) during the [Second Sino-Japanese War](/source/Second_Sino-Japanese_War). In 1946, Chow established the first branch in [Queen's Road Central](/source/Queen's_Road_Central), [Hong Kong](/source/Hong_Kong). In 1956, [Cheng Yu-tung](/source/Cheng_Yu-tung), Chow's son-in-law, took over Chow's business. Cheng expanded Chow Tai Fook's business to jewellery retailing in 1960.[1]

## References

1. ["Chow Tai Fook Puts "Golden" Touches On Event"](http://sports.sina.com.cn/shgoldengp_en/ChowTaiFoo.shtml). 上海国际田径黄金大奖赛有限公司. 8 September 2005. – via [Sina](/source/Sina_Corporation)

## External links

- [Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group](https://www.ctfjewellerygroup.com/en/group/history/story-1.html)

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