Lo Lei Wo

Biography

Lo Lei Wo was born in his hometown Shunde in 1929. His childhood met with the Japanese occupation. After Shunde fell, his family was poverty stricken. He had received 2 years education at a private school. In 1946, he followed his kinfolks to Hong Kong. He apprenticed in the Zinc Shell Department of Hing Wah Battery Factory (HK) Ltd., and, after completing his apprenticeship, he was transferred to the laboratory of the factory doing chemical analysis for battery materials and products. In 1960, he was arranged to work in Vietnam giving technical support to the battery factory in Saigon for 3 years. In 1965, he went to Malaysia and assisted Hing Wah in setting up a factory in Kuala Lumpur. In 1967 he returned to Hong Kong and was promoted to Foreman in charge of production. In 1973, he left Hing Wah and started up a factory that produced screws to be used in radios. The business was closed after a year. In 1975, he was hired by Taiwan Yong Gu Battery Factory and posted in Paraguay to help develop the battery industry there. He returned to Hong Kong after a year. In 1977, he took part in the establishment of National Battery Factory in Shatin. The factory moved to Macau in 1980. In 1984 he left International Battery and was involved in the setting up of Hua Shan Battery Factory in Foshan the next year. In 1990, he retired from work.