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Henry Fok Ying Tung (;
1923 –
2006) was a
Hong Kong businessman. He has
ancestral roots in
Nansha,
Panyu, now part of
Guangzhou,
Guangdong). Originally named Fok Koon Tai (霍官泰), he was the vice-chairman of the
National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference of PRC since March 1993, and was possibly the most powerful
Hongkonger in the politics of the
People's Republic of China.
Biography
Born on
November 21,
1922 in Hong Kong, Fok's father died in a boating accident when he was just seven. He managed to enter
Queen's College, but wasn't able to finish junior high due to the
Japanese invasion in 1937. He worked as a labourer during that time while helping to run the family's small boat business.
After the war, he became a successful businessman. His business interests included restaurants. real estate, casinos and petroleum. Fok reportedly made his first fortune
smuggling arms into
the mainland during the
Korean War in the early 1950s, circumventing a
United Nations arms embargo. Fok vigorously denied weapons trafficking, but admits having violated sanctions by smuggling steel and rubber as well as other items.
Personal
Among Fok's children, the best-known are:
Death
On
October 28,
2006, Fok died at the age of 83 at the
Peking Union Medical College in
Beijing, where he was being treated for cancer. He was diagnosed with
lymphoma in
1984 and the cancer reappeared in
2004. His body was flown back to Hong Kong for a traditional funeral in accordance with his wishes. Fok is the third Hong Kong person to have his casket draped in the
Chinese national flag since the handover.
Trivia
Fok never was a tennis partner of fellow Hong Kong magnate, Li Ka-shing.
Internationally, he's known for financing Chinese Chess tournaments, and bringing about its revival. He promised half a million dollars to the first foreigner ever to be a Chinese Chess Master. The prize has never been claimed.Further Information
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