Mr. Chen is a successful entrepreneur. He has always been enthusiastic about public welfare. Since 1999, the "Chen Scholarship for Poor College Students" has been established with personal contribution. Based on the principle of helping the poor and supporting outstanding talents, the scholarship covers three cities in Chaoshan, and subsidizes freshmen 100 each year, each with 5000 yuan. College students can study hard and get excellent grades. Because of the poor family economy, it is difficult to persist in further study. They can apply for a group scholarship continuously according to the academic year, with 3000 yuan per person per year until they graduate from university. Eligible students who continue to pursue undergraduate and postgraduate degrees can also apply. Up to now, the group scholarship has provided timely assistance to poor college students in Chaoshan area for nine consecutive years. In the past nine years, Chen has sponsored 2525 students, with a total amount of 9.373 million yuan. ..
Mr Chen is also keen on sports. At the beginning of the new century, he sponsored "Hanshi Cup Basketball Tournament" and "Hanshi Cup Student Basketball Tournament" in Chaoshan area, and made every effort to revive Chaoshan basketball.
In addition, Mr. Chen was awarded the title of honorary citizen of Shantou on 1999 and "honorary citizen of Jieyang" in 2002. ..
Recently, he was also the torchbearer of the 2008 Olympic torch relay "Bangkok Station and Shantou Station" ... He is the oldest torchbearer in the Guangdong Olympic torch relay. ...