David Tang

Sir David Tang
Tang in 2009
Born(1954-08-02)2 August 1954
British Hong Kong
Died29 August 2017(2017-08-29) (aged 63)
London, England
Alma materKing's College, London (B.A.)
University of Cambridge (LL.M)
University of Cambridge (Ph.D.)
OccupationBusinessman

Sir David Wing-cheung Tang, KBE (Chinese: 鄧永鏘; pinyin: Dèng Yǒngqiāng; Sidney Lau: Dang6Wing5Cheung1; 2 August 1954 – 29 August 2017), was a Hong Kong businessman. He was best known for founding the Shanghai Tang fashion chain in 1994, which he sold in 1998 to Richemont. Tang's grandfather, Tang Shiu Kin, "founded the Kowloon bus company and became one of Hong Kong's greatest philanthropists".

Tang died on 29 August 2017 of liver cancer at a London hospital at the age of 63.

References

  1. ↑ Jacobs, Emma (23 September 2010). "2o Questions: Sir David Tang". Financial Times. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "A Life in the Day: David Tang Archived 2011-06-15 at the Wayback Machine" The Sunday Times, 20 May 2007. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
  3. ↑ "David Tang dies: tributes paid to Hong Kong businessman and socialite". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 30 August 2017.

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