Hong Kong billionaire Joseph Lau has an estimated net worth of $8.17 billion in May 2019. He currently owns 61% stake of the Chinese Estates Holdings.

Joseph Lau had been remarried twice. His first marriage resulted to the birth of his first two children Jade and Lau Ming-wai. His second marriage yielded to the birth of his twins, a son and a daughter. He also had a relationship with Chan Hoi-wan with whom he has a daughter named Josephine. Though not married, Joseph Lau has two children with Yvonne Lui whom he met in 2001. Lau Sau-ying was born in 2002 and a son was born in 2010.

In addition to being a real estate investor, Joseph Lau is known to own an exquisite collection of the best wines in the world. He currently has over 10,000 bottles of some of the world's best tasting wines. He is also an avid collector of arts and one of the first seven persons to have purchased a Boeing 787 Dreamliner for private use only. Presently, he serves as Chinese Estates Group's Vice Chairman.