James Tak Wu, GBS, (Chinese: 伍沾德; pinyin: Wǔ Zhāndé; 1922 – 29 October 2020) was a Hong Kong businessman who co-founded Maxim's Catering (now a major subsidiary of Dairy Farm International Holdings) and co-founded a chain of restaurants, nightclubs, fast-food outlets, cake and coffee shops, institutional catering units and theaters throughout Hong Kong.
As of 2015, Wu remained Honorary Chairman of Maxim's Group under Jardine Matheson's ownership.
[4] Wu was a member of the Hong Kong Tourism Board in 2002.
[6] Wu is Honorary Chairman of the Board of Trustees and Chairman of the Development & Planning Council, whose focus is on nurturing professional management talent for Southern China.
[citation needed] On 19 November 2020, the Maxim's Group published a post on its website, announcing Wu had died on 29 October 2020 at Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital, aged 98.