![]() Within a few years, Luk saved up HK$30000 from his work in the construction industry but with the real estate slump in the mid-late 1960s, he decided to switch to industries. Luk’s father in law visited China with the leaders of the South African government in the early 1960s and in 1962, Luk and his wife were given the permits to leave the mainland for Hong Kong.Īs his teaching qualifications from the mainland were not recognized by the HK government, Luk started working as a stonecutter in HK at a monthly wage of HK$150 and was soon promoted to site foreman. ![]() A native of Gaoyao in the Zhaoxing district in Guangdong province, Luk was a teacher at his local secondary school after graduation and married Cheng Cheung (鄭嬙, 1940-), the daughter of a leading Chinese merchant in South Africa. ![]() ![]() Left: Luks founder Luk King-tin (Capital, 1990) Right: logo of Etron TV from a 1988 TV ad in HK listing Luks as its manufacturer and Yin Kin Ltd as its distributors and being available in the Sheung Wan, Yaumatei and Mongkok branch of Wing On (VCRBase)Ī history of television manufacturing in HK and China would not be complete without a profile of Luks Industrial, known for its “Etron” brand of television sets in the 1980s which was produced and marketed in China, HK, Southeast Asia and beyond and was also a major OEM supplier to Japanese electronic brands such as Aiwa, Akai and Benytone.įrom Teaching to Construction to Plastics and Electronics York Lo: Luks Industrial (陸氏實業) – Maker of Etron TV ![]()
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