Chu Lam Yiu chairs fragrances and tobacco flavoring supplier Huabao International Holdings.
She founded the company in 1996 and took it public in Hong Kong through a "backdoor listing" a decade later.
She is currently a member of the Fifth Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Committee (Shenzhen, Guangdong province).
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