David Tang
| Sir David Tang | |
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| Born | 2 August 1954 Hong Kong |
| Alma mater | King's College, London |
| Occupation | Businessman |
Sir David Tang, KBE (Chinese name: 鄧永鏘) (Cantonese pinyin: Tang Wing Cheung; Mandarin pinyin: Dèng Yǒngqiāng) (born 2 August 1954) is a Hong Kong businessman and socialite best known as the founder of the Shanghai Tang fashion chain, which he sold in 2006 to Richemont.[1] Tang's grandfather, Tang Shiu Kin, "founded the Kowloon bus company and became one of Hong Kong's greatest philanthropists".[2]
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Education
Following his primary education at La Salle Primary School, Tang was sent to The Perse School, Cambridge, aged 13, hardly being able to speak a word of English.[3] He then went to King's College London to read Philosophy and then Law.[4] In 1983–84, he taught at Peking University.[5][6]
Career
Tang is the founder of the China Clubs (Hong Kong, Peking, and Singapore),[3] the Shanghai Tang stores,[5][7] Havana House and Pacific Cigar Company Ltd (the exclusive distributor for all Cuban cigars in Asia Pacific).[8] More recently Tang opened the Cipriani in Hong Kong and the China Tang restaurant at the Dorchester Hotel. Tang is also a director and advisor to a number of boards, including Tommy Hilfiger.[5]
OBE and Chevalier
Tang was promoted from OBE to Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) in the 2008 New Year Honours.[7] He has also been honoured by the French Government as Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (1995).
Other roles
Sir David is the Honorary Consul of Cuba in Hong Kong.[9][10] From time to time, he contributes articles for newspapers.[11]
Tang was invited to provide a weekly English column for the Chinese-language Hong Kong newspaper Apple Daily. A selection of his articles has been published in a book An Apple a Week (published July 2006). He also contributes an "agony uncle" column to the weekend Financial Times, in which he responds to readers' social dilemmas invariably in a satirical way.
Recently David Tang founded a website, ICorrect.com, where celebrities can post fixes and refutations of incorrect information spreading over the internet.[12]
See also
References
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- ↑ ICorrect – Setting the Record Straight
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