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Michael Kadoorie Family and Hong Kong
1880, during the reign of Tongzhi in Manchu Dynasty in China, the eldest brother of Kadoorie family came to China from Baghdad to do business with the East India Company. He first took refuge in his cousin in Hong Kong and joined Sassoon Foreign Firm. Later, I introduced michael kadoorie's grandfather elijah Kadoorie to Hongkong for development.

1899, in the 25th year of Guangxu, Elijah had a son named rolando Kadoorie. Rolando was born in Robinson Road in the Mid-Levels of Hong Kong, and he was a real Hong Kong-British Jew. Roland garros entered the office of China Light and Power Company Limited at the age of 19 17 18, and worked there until 1993, when he was the chairman of China Light and Power Company at the age of 94. Roland operates not only the energy industry, but also real estate, shipping, engineering, construction, hotels and so on. Because of his long sleeves and good dancing, Roland has become one of the richest people in the world. He used to be the richest man in Hong Kong, with a lot of property. Jia Doriyama in the center of Kowloon alone is still rented out for sale, with a considerable total value.

Roland was so kind and charitable that he was made a Lord by the British royal family and won the highest honor and title in countless countries. His younger brother, Hollis Kadoorie, won the British Imperial Medal for establishing Kadoorie Agricultural Experimental Extension Farm, Kadoorie Agricultural Aid Society and Kadoorie Agricultural Loan Foundation, benefiting 300,000 farmers in the New Territories.

1979, 80-year-old Lord Kadoorie attended the button ceremony of Guangdong-Hong Kong power interconnection. He told reporters that he and his father had the dream of supplying electricity to China in 19 17, but it took 62 years to realize the dream!