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Cecil Chao

Born in 1936, Cecil Chao Sze-tsung is a Hong Kong based real estate tycoon and chairman of HK-listed developer Cheuk Nang Holdings. Known for his flamboyant playboy lifestyle, Chao raised eyebrows the world over in September 2012 when he announced a HK$ 500 million bounty to look for a man who could win the heart of his daughter Gigi Chao, who is believed to be lesbian and have married her partner in a civil union overseas.

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30 Dec 2012

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Two Danish comics to write Sacha Baron Cohen's film of Gigi Chao's story

10 May 2013

Comedians Casper Christensen and Frank Hvam are reported to have signed up for the Hollywood film loosely inspired by Hong Kong billionaire Cecil Chao Sze-tsung's HK$500 million bounty to woo and ...

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Gigi Chao, partner and dad attend Dirty Dancing show … separately

21 Apr 2013

Gigi Chao and her father may have different opinions about how she lives her life, but that did not deter them from enjoying a night at the theatre under the same roof last night.

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Gigi Chao - reluctant celebrity

29 Mar 2013

Wealthy people are definitely different. Not content with having her father publicly “out” her and drag her through the world’s press by offering a HK$500 million bounty for a husband to make her...

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Cecil Chao’s 15 minutes of fame continues with Gigi pledge renewal

30 Jan 2013

I don’t suppose any Hong Kong person seriously thought Cecil Chao, wealthy playboy of the parish and brother of shipping tycoon George, would ever become an international media star. But as Andy...

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Film about 'dowry' must make me look good, says Cecil Chao

17 Oct 2012

Property tycoon Cecil Chao Sze-tsung said he would be happy to help Hollywood filmmakers create a comedy based on his HK$500 million marriage bounty offer for his daughter Gigi, but on the...

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Big-spending Cecil Chao's billions do not interfere with his happiness

Unexpected fame from his efforts to find a male suitor for his daughter, who has married her lesbian partner, has not changed the lifestyle of billionaire playboy Cecil Chao Sze-tsung.

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Cecil Chao hopes for 'natural cure' for gay daughter Gigi

Billionaire playboy Cecil Chao, who offered nearly HK$500 million to any man who could turn his lesbian daughter Gigi straight, has now said he hopes that the "change" will occur naturally.

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'I'm not forcing Gigi,' stunned Cecil Chao says of marriage bounty

Real estate tycoon Cecil Chao Sze-tsung says he was stunned by the global reaction to his offer to pay a HK$500 million marriage bounty to the man who could win his daughter's heart.

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ENTERTAINMENT

Cecil Chao lesbian marriage 'reward' offer to be Sacha Baron Cohen movie

Hong Kong playboy tycoon Cecil Chao Sze-tsung's offer of HK$500 million to the man who succeeds in marrying his lesbian daughter Gigi Chao is heading for the big screen.

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Star of 'The Dictator' signs deal to make film based on Gigi Chao

Sacha Baron Cohen has signed a deal with Paramount Pictures to bring the Gigi Chao story to the big screen, in a comedy film tentatively titled The Lesbian.

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