Zhang Meilan, the richest woman in Vietnam and the chairman of Wanshengfa Group, was arrested by the Vietnamese police in early October for illegally issuing bonds and embezzling hundreds of millions of Hong Kong dollars. Three high-level executives died mysteriously, adding mystery to the incident.
Zhang Meilan and her Hong Kong husband, Chu Liji, own 15.9 billion property in Hong Kong, and even more real estate and hotel kingdoms in Vietnam.
In 2010, Zhu Liji was involved in the case of Tianhui, a luxury mansion in Mid-Levels. At that time, the buyers of the 24 units of Tianhui were all offshore companies. Zhu was accused of being the big buyer behind the scenes. In the end, 20 units were booked. The police filed a case for investigation, but in the end No one has been charged.
As a result, the Hong Kong government finally took measures to regulate the sales of first-hand properties.
Zhang Meilan, the richest woman in Vietnam and the chairman of Wanshengfa Group, was arrested by the Vietnamese police in early October for illegally issuing bonds and embezzling hundreds of millions of Hong Kong dollars.
Her husband, Zhu Liji, was involved in the booking incident of Tianhui Mansion in Mid-Levels in 2010, and was even accused of being the big buyer behind the scenes of 24 units in Tianhui.
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Meet Zhang Meilan on a business trip in Vietnam and become a hotel and real estate tycoon after marriage
Chu Liji and Zhang Meilan are both 66 years old this year.
Zhu Liji was born and raised in Hong Kong. When he was a child, he relied on his father Zhu Zhenkang to open "Ming Cheong" on Sheung Wan East Street to sell salted fish to support his family.
When he grew up, he went to study in Germany, and was later sent by a German company to work in Vietnam, where he met Zhang Meilan.
Zhang Meilan, the richest woman in Vietnam and the chairman of Wanshengfa Group, was arrested by the Vietnamese police in early October for illegally issuing bonds and embezzling hundreds of millions of Hong Kong dollars.
Her husband, Zhu Liji, was involved in the booking incident of Tianhui Mansion in Mid-Levels in 2010, and was even accused of being the big buyer behind the scenes of 24 units in Tianhui.
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After the two got married, they established Wanshengfa Group in Vietnam in 1991. They were engaged in trade at first, and then switched to hotel and catering business. In 1995, they opened the first hotel, Saigon Windsor Hotel, and opened many restaurants. He even got involved in the real estate business in Hong Kong and Vietnam, and now holds 15.9 billion properties in Hong Kong.
In 2007, Zhu Liji once considered buying a shell to go public, but encountered a shell lawsuit and the financial tsunami and failed to make it happen
Zhu Liji is best known for being involved in the sale of the Mid-Levels Mansion Tianhui in 2010. The first batch of 24 units sold were all purchased by offshore companies, but in the end the 20 units were unfinished, and Zhu Liji was even accused of being a The behind-the-scenes big buyer of Skyway units.
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Accused of being the big buyer behind the signing of Tianhui Tart
Zhu Liji is best known for being involved in the 2010 incident of booking the luxury house Tianhui in Mid-Levels.
At that time, the developer Henderson's Tianhui duplex unit was sold for a sky-high price of 439 million yuan, or 71,200 yuan per square foot.
The first batch of 24 units sold were all purchased by offshore companies, but in the end 20 units were ordered without success, and Chu Liji was even accused of being the big buyer behind the scenes of Tianhui units.
Zheng Ruhua, then director of the Transport and Housing Bureau, once said that the government would intervene and monitor the progress of the first batch of unit transactions.
The police searched the headquarters of Henderson Land in mid-July 2010 and opened a case to investigate the incident, but in the end no one was prosecuted due to insufficient evidence.
In 2013, the Hong Kong government enacted legislation to regulate the sale of first-hand properties, including the announcement of the payment terms, and the announcement within one working day if the transaction is cancelled.
The richest woman in Vietnam was arrested｜Three senior executives died mysteriously and her Hong Kong husband held 15.9 billion Hong Kong properties
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