2004 China Rich List
Thomas Ou Yaping - 2004 China Rich List:No.61
| 2004 wealth (US m): |
190 |
| 2003 wealth (US m): |
170 |
| age: | 42 |
| birthplace: | Changsha, Hunan |
| company: | Sinolink Worldwide Holdings |
| head office: | HK |
| industry: | Utilities and Shenzhen real estate |
| listing: | Hong Kong – 1168 Sinolink Worldwide Holdings (June 1998), Hong Kong GEM – 8132 Panva Gas Holdings (April 2001), Hong Kong – 0622 Enerchina Holdings (April 2002) |
| personal info: | Panva Gas is now Ou’s key business and continues aggressively to expand its LP gas network to new cities. With sales last year of US$230 million and paying taxes of US$6 million, Sinolink today has 3,650 employees. The low-profile Ou, a former teacher in Nanjing, won his first break trading crude oil in Hong Kong in the early nineties. Ou is a director of China Merchant’s Bank and also has interests in Shenzhen real estate. |
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