Hui was born in Guangdong Province in southern China, and was raised in Hong Kong since he was one year old.
[3] Hui's first involvement in the tech industry began when he helped found computer manufacturer Everex in 1983.
[4] Several years later, in 1995, Hui has been president of the monitor manufacturer Korea Data Systems USA, Inc., which he used to help form tech start-up eMachines in 1998.
[5] In 2004, Hui sold eMachines to computer hardware giant Gateway, Inc. for $266 million in cash and stock.
Hui and his wife Pauline Wong, a former Hong Kong film actress, have one son and reside in Bradbury, California.