2006-09-01 03:28:46 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ Australia
The given names of L.J. Hooker were Sir Leslie Joseph Hooker who was born as Leslie Joseph Tingyou to an Australian mother and a Chinese father.The company L.J. Hooker is an Australian real estate franchise he established in 1928 . The company slogan is "nobody does it better"™.
2006-09-01 17:12:48 · answer #1 · answered by ♥ lani s 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The story above is broadly correct, except that the initials L.J. actually stand for - LESLIE Joseph - not Louis as stated.
2006-09-01 20:43:15 · answer #2 · answered by johno 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
louis joseph tingyou born in 1928 in new south wales. he changed his name from the chinese "tingyou" to "hooker" for business purposes. my source was wikipedia. g'day.
2006-09-01 14:26:28 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋