1. Albert Yeung Sau-shing is a Hong Kong businessman.
18 Facts About Albert Yeung
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Albert Yeung is the founder and chairman of Emperor Group.
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Albert Yeung is as the founder and Chairman of Spring Roll Food Factory.
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Albert Yeung was born in Hong Kong in 1943 and traces his root to Teochew, Guangdong, China.
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Albert Yeung was successful and became known as the "King of clocks and watches".
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Albert Yeung was the Charter President of "Lion Club of South Kowloon" in 1976.
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Albert Yeung donated nearly $20 million to relieve efforts after the Sichuan earthquake of May 2008.
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In 2007, on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to China, Albert Yeung contributed more than HKD 4 million to the official celebration event "Harbour Extravaganza", a firework display and gala dinner.
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Albert Yeung has been making donations to various foundations in China amounting to nearly HKD 200 million.
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Albert Yeung funded hospice services in Hubei, which made him win "The Most Influential Charity Project Nomination Award" in 2007.
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Albert Yeung visited Wai in hospital and offered him a "very substantial sum" of money either "not to give evidence against Mr Cruz or to give evidence that would not 'nail him down'".
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In circumstances where the magistrate found that Albert Yeung had promised Wai he would "fix the police", Cruz was never charged.
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Albert Yeung was convicted of perverting the course of justice and ultimately sentenced to nine months' imprisonment.
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In 1986, Albert Yeung was convicted of operating an illegal bookmaking syndicate and fined $50,000.
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Albert Yeung was ordered to pay a total of HK$20,693,433 in fines and costs.
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Albert Yeung was acquitted after the case against him folded when five prosecution witnesses suffered amnesia, the first of whom told Magistrate Paul Kelly he did not want to give evidence against Albert Yeung because he was "very frightened".
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The magistrate acquitted Albert Yeung but said he "cannot, with the same assurance, declare justice has been done".
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On 8 August 2011 the South China Morning Post reported that Albert Yeung had filed a writ for defamation against Google in the Hong Kong High Court on the grounds that it links to sites making libellous accusations against him.