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Chinese tycoon resigns from appliance giant Gome
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SHANGHAI, China - Wong Kwong-yu, one of China's richest tycoons, has resigned as chairman of the country's biggest appliance chain as he faces investigation into alleged economic crimes, the company said Monday.
Wong founded Gome Electrical Appliances Holdings in the 1980s, building it into a consumer electronics retailing empire before expanding into real estate and other investments.
Wong, also known as Huang Guangyu, disappeared from public view in November and Beijing police said they were investigating the business dealings by him and his associates for alleged stock price manipulation and other suspected violations.
Chen Xiao, acting chairman and former CEO of Gome, replaced Wong as chairman as of Friday, the company said in a notice to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
"Mr. Wong considered it in the interests of the company and the shareholders of the company that he resigns," Gome said, noting that since Wong already was not able to carry out his duties the resignation would not have a serious impact on the company's operations.
Wong's wife Du Juan, who is also under investigation, earlier resigned as a director of Gome.
Estimates of Wong's wealth vary, but an October report by Shanghai-based research group Hurun named him the wealthiest Chinese individual, with assets worth about 43 billion yuan ($6.3 billion).
The impact of the investigation on Gome's business remains unclear, and the company's shares have been suspended from trading since late November.
The company has reported that its net profit for the first nine months of 2008 more than doubled from a year earlier to 1.6 billion yuan ($233 million). But Gome's last-traded share price, at 1.12 Hong Kong dollars (14 U.S. cents), is a small fraction of its one-year high of HK$4.90.
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