Lawrence Kadoorie, Baron Kadoorie

Industrialist and philanthropist · 1899–1993

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Son of Elly Kadoorie of a Baghdadi Jewish family, he built China Light and Power into Hong Kong's electricity company and helped found the Kadoorie Farm. He was the first person from Hong Kong to be made a peer.

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