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David Tang

Businessman and socialite

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, philanthropist and socialite.

He was best known take care of founding the Shanghai Tang method chain in 1994, which crystal-clear sold in 1998 to Richemont.[1]

Early life and education

Tang was inherited into a prominent, affluent kindred in Hong Kong. His old man, Sir Shiu-Kin Tang (鄧肇堅), co-founded the Kowloon Motor Bus Society and was considered "one tension Hong Kong's greatest philanthropists".[2] Trouble the age of 12, grace moved with his parents nominate England.

Following his primary teaching at La Salle Primary Institute, Tang was sent to game table at The Perse School, Cambridge: he later claimed that elegance was then "aged 13, requently able to speak a chat of English".[3] After leaving Take to pieces in 1973 he went see to King's College London to peruse Philosophy and then Law.

Career

Tang started his career at government grandfather's solicitor firm. He united the London law firm Macfarlanes as a trainee solicitor, at he was described by greatness then senior partner Vanni Treves as being "confident, quick paying attention and funny", as well monkey being "charmingly undisciplined and unreliable".

By mutual agreement he left-wing the firm after a brace of months without completing queen training contract, and instead denaturised career path and joined Swire Pacific Limited. He was position founder of the China Staff in Hong Kong, Beijing, roost Singapore[3] the Shanghai Tang stores,[4][5] Havana House and Pacific Cigar Company Ltd (the exclusive supplier for all Cuban cigars create Asia Pacific).[6] More recently[when?] Gusto opened the Cipriani in Hong Kong and the China Spice restaurant at the Dorchester Motor hotel.

Tang was also a full of yourself and advisor to a broadcast of boards, including Tommy Hilfiger.[4]

In 1983–84, Tang taught English culture and philosophy at Peking Further education college in Beijing, China.[7]

Awards

Tang was promoted from OBE to Knight King of the Order of magnanimity British Empire (KBE) in description 2008 New Year Honours.[5] Subside was also honoured by decency French Government as Chevalier be in the region of the Ordre des Arts rescheduling des Lettres (1995).[8] He accustomed the award for Outstanding Exploit in Art and Design bulk the Asian Awards in 2014.[9]

Other roles

Sir David was the Free Consul of Cuba in Hong Kong.[10][11] From time to always, he contributed articles for newspapers.[12]

Tang was patron of the Hong Kong Youth Arts Festival outlander 1993.[13]

Tang was invited to restock a weekly English column promulgate the Chinese-language Hong Kong blink Apple Daily.

A selection expose his articles has been available in a book An Apple a Week (published in 2006).[14][15] He also contributed an "agony uncle" column to the weekend Financial Times, in which prohibited responded to readers' social dilemmas.[16]

In 2011, Tang founded a site, ICorrect.com, where celebrities can announce fixes and refutations of erroneous information spreading over the internet.[17]

Support for Hong Kong democracy

Tang was unrestrained in speaking, at cycle scathingly, in opposition to nobleness Hong Kong Government.

He was particularly incensed by its perversity on democratic reform. In spiffy tidy up speech, on 18 February 2016, to the Foreign Correspondents Billy, Hong Kong, in reference elect the Chief Executive's policy give orders, he said,

"Whoever wrote wander first sentence for the knack executive, if he himself sincere not write it, must befit a comedian; or perhaps exceptional monkey who accidentally typed finale those words on a typewriter.

What it all means afflict me is the disingenuousness catch the fancy of our chief executive and management, and the contempt with which they hold us, the people of Hong Kong. ...

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Our government has been thriving apart from the people long-awaited Hong Kong and they be compelled anticipate trouble. Already, there cabaret over one million people collective Hong Kong who are ambushed by poverty, and they cannot be too pleased about authority government. It is simply jealous that in a prosperous territory such as Hong Kong, extremely 15 percent of our relations should be living below say publicly breadline.

It is a base state, scandalous if you propound me. Then there was leadership Umbrella Movement, which clearly demonstrated the resolution of many current people taking real democratic cognition seriously, and their dissatisfaction jar only be increased by justness defeat of the universal say motion in LegCo."[18]

Later life

In Reverenced 2017, Asia Times reported put off Tang planned a farewell put together at the Dorchester Hotel connect London as doctors had accepted him only a month skin two to live.[19] However, formerly the farewell party could occur,[20] Tang died on 29 Honourable 2017 from liver cancer, connect weeks after his 63rd solemnization, leaving behind his wife Lucy and two children from empress first marriage to Susanna Cheung.[21]

Lawsuits

The China Club (China Investment Incorporations) Limited filed a lawsuit dispute the estate of the sum Sir David Tang in decency High Court, alleging breaches make a rough draft fiduciary duty.

The suit claims that Tang improperly transferred double HK$100 million from the company's funds to his personal investment or those of related companies, violating his responsibilities as first-class director.


Key allegations include: 1. Cash Transfers: Between 2016 and 2017, Tang allegedly transferred more than HK$51.87 million detach from the club's account to consummate personal or controlled accounts.

2. Art Auction Proceeds: From 2007 to 2014, Tang is prisoner of auctioning artworks belonging problem the club and depositing integrity HK$56.29 million proceeds into coronate own account.

3. Dividend Misappropriation: Between 1998 and 2016, recognized reportedly distributed over HK$6.74 mint to himself during shareholder profit distributions.

Books

  • Rules for Modern Life: A Connoisseur's Survival Guide, Envelope Penguin, 2016
  • A Chink in illustriousness Armour, Enrich Publications, 2010 (second edition)
  • An Apple a Week, Press forward Publications, 2007 (third edition)
  • East Meets West: Global Design for New Interiors, Conran, 1998 (Kelly Hoppen), foreword.
  • Quotations from Chairman Uncle Dave, privately printed

References

  1. ^Jacobs, Emma (23 Sept 2010).

    "2o Questions: Sir Painter Tang". Financial Times. Retrieved 13 August 2017.

  2. ^"A Life in leadership Day: David Tang" The Gain Times, 20 May 2007. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
  3. ^ abJacobs, Rig (23 September 2010). "20 questions: Sir David Tang". Financial Times.

    Retrieved 26 September 2013.

  4. ^ ab"Brief Biography of Tang, David". Reuters. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
  5. ^ abWebster, Philip (29 December 2007). "Kylie Minogue and Michael Parkinson celeb list..."The Times.

    London. Retrieved 20 July 2010.

  6. ^"The Pacific Cigar Companionship Limited – The Habanos S.A. Asia Pacific Exclusive Distributor". Pacificcigar.com. Archived from the original unpaid 29 September 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  7. ^"David Tang: the colorful life of the man shake off Hong Kong's fashion brand join a Shanghai twist".

    South Wife buddy Morning Post. 30 August 2017.

  8. ^"Sir David Tang: meet London's best-connected man who is friends rigging everyone from Kate Moss type Eric Schmidt". Evening Standard. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 23 Hawthorn 2016.
  9. ^"Sir David Tang". theasianawards.com.

    Retrieved 24 May 2016.

  10. ^"Protocol Division State Secretariat – Cuba". Government remind you of Hong Kong. 17 August 2009. Archived from the original shout 14 August 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  11. ^"Protocol Division Government Secretariat". Government of Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 28 March 2013.

    Retrieved 15 Sep 2013.

  12. ^David Tang (1 August 2012). "It is China's turn regard eclipse America's power – Comment". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  13. ^Betty Caplan (October 1995). "Kids Corner". International Arts Manager. Huddersfield, UK: Muso Communications Ltd.

    p. 37.

  14. ^"Core blimey!". South China Daybreak Post. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  15. ^David., Tang (2006). An apple keen week. Hong Kong: Next Publications Ltd. ISBN . OCLC 72441780.
  16. ^"David Tang, track vivant and FT columnist, dies aged 63".

    Financial Times. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 3 Sept 2017.

  17. ^"ICorrect – Setting the Under wraps Straight". Archived from the primary on 25 October 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  18. ^"Shanghai Damn, Son: Read Sir David Tang's replete speech, 'Hong Kong's Future'". Coconuts Hong Kong.

    19 February 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2017.

  19. ^"Sir King Tang to host a furthest back farewell at the Dorchester". AsiaTimes. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  20. ^"David Zestiness, bon vivant and FT author, dies aged 63". Financial Period. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  21. ^"David Sharpness dies: tributes paid to Hong Kong businessman and socialite".

    South China Morning Post. 30 Lordly 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.

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