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Subject: Hong Kong industrialist and philanthropist, Tin Ka-ping, has died at the age of 99, his foundation said
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Hong Kong industrialist and philanthropist, Tin Ka-ping, has died at the age of 99, his foundation said
Born in 1919 in Dabu County, Guangdong, Tin headed to Vietnam and established a porcelain clay business in 1935
Escaping from Japanese occupation, he started his business in rubber industry in Indonesia in 1939 and later became a prominent industrialist
In 1958, he moved to Hong Kong with his family for his children have education in a traditional Chinese environment, according to the foundation
The Tin Ka Ping Foundation, founded in 1982, strives to support the education sector and other charitable endeavors in the Greater China Region
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor expressed her "deep sorrow" at Tin's death, and hailed his contribution to the promotion of education, culture, medical and social welfare in Hong Kong and the mainland
"On behalf of the Hong Kong special administrative region, I would like to extend my deepest condolences to his family," Lam said
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