17 Facts About David Tang

David Tang was best known for founding the Shanghai Tang fashion chain in 1994, which he sold in 1998 to Richemont.

David Tang joined the London law firm Macfarlanes as a trainee solicitor, where he was described by the then senior partner Vanni Treves as being "confident, quick witted and funny", as well as being "charmingly undisciplined and unreliable".

David Tang was the founder of the China Club in Hong Kong, Beijing, and Singapore the Shanghai Tang stores, Havana House and Pacific Cigar Company Ltd.

David Tang was a director and advisor to a number of boards, including Tommy Hilfiger.

David Tang was promoted from OBE to Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2008 New Year Honours.

David Tang was honoured by the French Government as Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.

David Tang received the award for Outstanding Achievement in Art and Design at the Asian Awards in 2014.

Sir David Tang was the Honorary Consul of Cuba in Hong Kong.

David Tang was patron of the Hong Kong Youth Arts Festival from 1993.

David Tang was invited to provide a weekly English column for the Chinese-language Hong Kong newspaper Apple Daily.

David Tang contributed an "agony uncle" column to the weekend Financial Times, in which he responded to readers' social dilemmas.

David Tang was unrestrained in speaking, at times scathingly, in opposition to the Hong Kong Government.

David Tang was particularly incensed by its intransigence on democratic reform.

However, before the farewell party could occur, David Tang died on 29 August 2017 from liver cancer, four weeks after his 63rd birthday, leaving behind his wife Lucy and two children from his first marriage to Susanna Cheung.

The suit claims that David Tang improperly transferred over HK$100 million from the company's funds to his personal accounts or those of related companies, violating his responsibilities as a director.

Cash Transfers: Between 2016 and 2017, David Tang allegedly transferred more than HK$51.87 million from the club's account to his personal or controlled accounts.

Art Auction Proceeds: From 2007 to 2014, David Tang is accused of auctioning artworks belonging to the club and depositing the HK$56.29 million proceeds into his own account.