Lau Ah Kok

Lau Ah Kok (; 26 September 1920 – 7 January 2018) or Lau Gim Kok, was a Bruneian aristocrat and businessman of Chinese descent who was known for establishing Hua Ho Department Store, a well-known local supermarket and department store chain as well as an agricultural farm in Brunei.

Early life Lau was born on 26 September 1920 in Kinmen to a farmers' family and in the early years he lived with his family in Kinmen. Between the ages of 17 and 18,

In his hometown of Lieyu, the young Lau was farming and fishing, but he had no desire to spend the rest of his life farming. His goal was to earn a life similar to that of his friends and family. For this reason, his family started raising money for entanglement when he was 18. He made a statement by leaving Lieyu and traveling to Kinmen, then on to Xiamen. He traveled via Hong Kong, Hainan, Vietnam, and Malaysia on a Dutch ship before arriving in Singapore. where as the farms generated substantial produce – it produces about 10,000 tonnes of oranges annually, sells 1,000 broiler chicken per hour and seven tonnes of vegetables; all are supplied to the Hua Ho supermarket stores. in 1950, and together they have 3 sons and 4 daughters; with the second son being Lau How Teck, At the time of his death, he has fifteen grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. The government also sent representatives to honor him, including the Chinese communities, foreign diplomats, the royal family, and other circles.

Titles, styles and honours

Honours In 2004, Lau was granted, by the Sultan of Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, the titular position of manteri, a class of nobility (similar to the British life peerage), with the title for his contributions to the local Chinese community and government activities.