A scene in Pengjiang district, Jiangmen city, part of the Greater Bay Area plan in China. Photo: Shutterstock ImagesA scene in Pengjiang district, Jiangmen city, part of the Greater Bay Area plan in China. Photo: Shutterstock Images
A scene in Pengjiang district, Jiangmen city, part of the Greater Bay Area plan in China. Photo: Shutterstock Images
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Jiangmen, a Greater Bay Area laggard, counts casino tycoon, ex-NBA star and Hong Kong movie icons as investors, benefactors

  • Jiangmen has the second lowest GDP per capita among 11 Greater Bay Area cities, just ahead of Zhaoqing
  • City is ancestral home to casino billionaire Lui Che-woo, Lee Kum Kee’s family business and Hong Kong movie stars Andy Lau and Chow Yun-fat

Topic |   Fame and celebrity
Lam Ka-sing
Lam Ka-sing

Updated: 6:38pm, 6 Aug, 2020

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A scene in Pengjiang district, Jiangmen city, part of the Greater Bay Area plan in China. Photo: Shutterstock ImagesA scene in Pengjiang district, Jiangmen city, part of the Greater Bay Area plan in China. Photo: Shutterstock Images
A scene in Pengjiang district, Jiangmen city, part of the Greater Bay Area plan in China. Photo: Shutterstock Images
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