Carlton K. Mack

Carlton K. Mack, (July 30, 1911, Heshan, Guangdong – April 1995) born Mack Chuck Kwong,[1] was a Chinese businessman who moved to Trinidad and Tobago at a young age where he built the J.T. Allum & Co. (now JTA Supermarkets) business into one of Trinidad and Tobago's largest enterprises.[2]

Mack pioneered the construction of shopping malls in Trinidad and Tobago, opening Carlton Centre, the Cross Crossing Shopping Complex and Allum Shopping Centre.[3]

Mack became the honorary lifetime president of the China Society,[4]: 46  an umbrella organisation created in 1956 to unite the many Chinese associations in Trinidad and Tobago that had been formed my immigrants from China.[4]: 67–68 

Mack was awarded the Humming Bird Medal (Gold) in 1975.[3] In 2013 he was posthumously inducted into the Trinidad and Tobago Chamber of Commerce's Business Hall of Fame.[5][6]

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References

  1. ^ "2013: Carlton K. Mack (1911-1995)" (PDF). Trinidad and Tobago Chamber of Industry and Commerce. Trinidad and Tobago Chamber of Industry and Commerce. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-12-21. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
  2. ^ "About Us". JTA Supermarkets Limited.
  3. ^ a b "One of the largest private commercial developments in T&T". Trinidad and Tobago Express. 2013-05-20. Retrieved 2025-12-27.
  4. ^ a b Johnson, Kim (2006). Descendants of the Dragon: The Chinese in Trinidad 1806-2006. Ian Randle Publishers. ISBN 9789766372897.
  5. ^ "Three for hall of fame: Mouttet, Mack, Sooknarine to be inducted". Trinidad and Tobago Express. 2013-10-28. Retrieved 2025-12-27.
  6. ^ "Chamber adds three to Business Hall of Fame". Trinidad and Tobago Guardian. 2013-10-30. Retrieved 2025-12-27.


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