▁ 7 0 % ▁of ▁ownership ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁E ui ye ol ▁Kim , ▁owner ▁of ▁G ong ▁Cha ▁Korea , ▁G ong ▁Cha ' s ▁Korea ▁franch ise e , ▁with ▁private ▁back ings . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁T A ▁Associ ates ▁agreed ▁to ▁provide ▁growth ▁invest ment ▁to ▁G ong ▁Cha . ▁▁ ▁G ong ▁Cha ▁expanded ▁to ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁and ▁by ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁had ▁further ▁expanded ▁intern ation ally ▁to ▁Mac au , ▁South ▁Korea , ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁Australia , ▁Malays ia , ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁Canada , ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁the ▁Philippines , ▁My an mar , ▁Vietnam , ▁Japan , ▁Singapore , ▁Br une i , ▁and ▁China . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁G ong ▁Cha ▁today ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁recognized ▁b ubble ▁tea ▁br ands ▁around ▁the ▁world ▁and ▁has ▁with h eld ▁its ▁reputation ▁against ▁many ▁existing ▁compet itors . ▁ ▁F ounded ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁in ▁Ka oh si ung , ▁Taiwan ; ▁G ong ▁Cha , ▁which ▁transl ates ▁to ▁“ t ribute ▁tea ▁for ▁the ▁em peror ” ▁opened ▁its ▁doors ▁into ▁a ▁highly ▁s atur ated ▁b ubble ▁tea ▁market . ▁G ong ▁Cha ' s ▁first ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁store ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁by ▁a ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁native ▁who ▁had ▁lived ▁in ▁Taiwan ▁for ▁five ▁years . ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 2 ,