Skyworth Group Ltd. (0751.HK; 000810.SZ), a pioneer on China’s tech scene as a leading TV maker in the 1990s, has become a company with many moving pieces lately. It was one of the first from its class when it listed in Hong Kong in 2000, and looks set to end that run with a de-listing plan announced last month.
But that’s hardly the end of its story. Over the years its founder, the colorful Huang Hongsheng, found himself in jail for three years for embezzlement, and has launched an electric vehicle (EV) company since his release in 2009. He left the original Skyworth some time back, and handed it over to his son, Lin Jin, who became chairman in 2022.