Chou's father was Chao Kuang-piu.[3] His father founded South Ocean Knitters, one of the Hong Kong's "largest knitwear manufacturers and exporters", in which he still owns a stake.[2]
His sister, Susana Chou, was the President of the Legislative Assembly of Macau from 1999 to 2009.[4]
In 1978, Chou and his father founded Xiang Zhou Woollen Mills in the Zhuhai Special Economy District.[3]
In 1989, Chou and Lawrence Stroll founded Sportswear Holdings to acquire Tommy Hilfiger.[5][6] Chou was the largest shareholder and became chairman of the company.[6] In 2006, he sold his shareholding to Apax, a UK private equity firm for US$1.6 billion.[6]
In 2003, Chou and Stroll bought a majority share in Michael Kors for US$100 million.[2][6] In June 2018, Chou sold the last of his investment in Kors.[6]
In 2018, a consortium led by Stroll, which included Chou brought Force India out of administration and formed a new team Racing Point Force India.
