繁體中文
何世柱（Ho Sai-chu），1937年6月6日生於香港，祖籍廣東廣州，父親是商人何耀光。他先後就讀香港華仁書院及香港工業專門學校（香港理工大學前身），畢業後投身建築與地產行業，曾出任多家建築及地產公司的董事，並任福利集團董事兼總經理及建安保險董事總經理，亦曾任《天天日報》社長，業務涵蓋建築、地產、保險與傳媒。他同時活躍於公共服務：曾出任東華三院主席、南華體育會主席、香港足球總會副主席、新生精神康復會主席，並在1972至1983年間四度出任香港社會服務聯會主席。
在商界組織方面，他長期參與香港中華總商會會務，先後任司庫、副主席，現為該會永遠榮譽會長；中華總商會創立於1900年，是本地歷史最悠久的華商組織之一。政治上，他1985年循商界（第二）功能界別出任立法局議員，代表中華總商會的利益，連任至1991年，由黃宜弘接任。他其後加入自由黨，1996年獲委任為臨時立法會議員，1998年循選舉委員會界別當選第一屆立法會議員，任期至2000年。他亦是全國政協委員，並曾任香港房屋委員會委員、勞工顧問委員會委員、破產欠薪保障基金委員會主席，以及地鐵公司董事和香港機場管理局成員，就香港與內地的經貿合作提供意見。他長期關注勞工政策與勞資關係，並參與廣州的城市建設，曾任廣州友誼聯絡會主席、廣州大學名譽教授，以及暨南大學、東南大學校董。勳銜方面，他1973年獲頒英帝國員佐勳章（MBE），其後升為官佐勳章（OBE），2007年獲金紫荊星章（GBS），2015年7月1日獲頒大紫荊勳章（GBM）。
English
Ho Sai-chu, GBM, JP, was born in Hong Kong on 6 June 1937, with ancestral roots in Guangzhou, and is the son of the businessman Ho Iu-kwong. He was educated at Wah Yan College, Hong Kong, and at the Hong Kong Technical College, predecessor of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and afterwards worked in construction and property, serving as a director of several building and real-estate companies, as Director and General Manager of Welfare Group Limited, as Managing Director of Kin On Insurance, and as publisher of the Tin Tin Daily News, covering construction, property, insurance and the press. He was also active in public service, chairing the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals and the South China Athletic Association, serving as vice-chairman of the Hong Kong Football Association and president of the New Life Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association, and chairing the Hong Kong Council of Social Service four times between 1972 and 1983. He was for many years a leading figure in the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce, serving as its treasurer and vice-chairman and becoming its Permanent Honorary President; founded in 1900, the chamber is one of the city's oldest Chinese business bodies. In politics he entered the Legislative Council in 1985 through the Commercial (Second) functional constituency, representing the chamber's interests, and served until 1991, when he was succeeded by Philip Wong. He later joined the Liberal Party, was appointed to the Provisional Legislative Council in 1996, and was elected to the first Legislative Council in 1998 through the Election Committee constituency, serving until 2000. He has also been a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and served on the Hong Kong Housing Authority and the Labour Advisory Board, as chairman of the Protection of Wages on Insolvency Fund Board, and on the boards of the MTR Corporation and the Airport Authority. Long concerned with labour policy and employer-employee relations, he took part in the urban development of Guangzhou, chairing the Guangzhou Friendship Liaison Association and serving as an honorary professor of Guangzhou University and a director of Jinan and Southeast Universities. He received an MBE in 1973, was later promoted to OBE, took the Gold Bauhinia Star in 2007, and on 1 July 2015 was awarded the Grand Bauhinia Medal.
