Kadoorie family

The Kadoorie family or “Khedouri“( , ) are a wealthy British family, originally Mizrahi Jews from Baghdad. From the mid-18th century they were established in Mumbai (then known as Bombay), becoming one of the wealthiest families in Asia; their businesses were subsequently centered in Shanghai from the mid-19th century, and then in Hong Kong from 1949 onwards.
Family members.
The Kadoorie family includes a number of notable individuals:
Rosa Kadoorie was married to American adventurer Hilaire du Berrier.
Philanthropy.
Kadoorie family has donated, in the 1990s, 500,000 USD for the construction of the new Shanghai Museum.
In 1961, in times of drought in Hong Kong, Mr. Kadoorie donated cement and pipes and the Yim Tin Tsai villagers contributed money and effort and laid the water mains that deliver water from Mud Bay to Yim Tin Tsai island. From then on, the villagers had access to freshwater supply instead of drawing water from wells.
Enterprises.
Enterprises founded by the family: