Nina Wang, born Kung Yu Sum, was Asia's richest woman, with an estimated net worth of US$4.2 billion at the time of her death.
13 Facts About Nina Wang
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Nina Wang was the widow of Hong Kong chemical magnate Teddy Wang, who was kidnapped and disappeared in 1990.
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Teddy Wang was taken away and chained to a bed for eight days until Nina Wang paid a $33 million ransom.
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On 10 April 1990, Teddy Nina Wang was kidnapped again and not recovered.
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Teddy Nina Wang's body was never found, and he was declared dead in 1999.
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On 28 January 2005, Nina Wang was formally charged with the forgery and freed on bail.
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On 4 April 2007, Chinachem announced that Nina Wang died at the Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital the previous day.
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On 13 April 2007, Chinachem confirmed in various Hong Kong local newspapers that Nina Wang was first diagnosed with an undisclosed illness back in February 2004.
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Nina Wang immediately flew to the United States to receive further treatment at Brigham and Women's Hospital, which is affiliated with Harvard University.
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Nina Wang received treatment for more than three years before her death.
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Chao paid tribute to Nina Wang, who recalled "In Little Sweetie, you just could not feel at all the arrogance of a billionaire, she did not like to be overly in the spotlight, she was a very humble person, very low key and very astute".
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On 8 April 2007, Hong Kong newspaper Sunday Morning Post reported that Nina Wang named one individual as the sole beneficiary in her will, according to her lawyer Jonathan Midgley.
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On 9 April 2007, Hong Kong newspaper Apple Daily reported that the Kung family insisted that Nina Wang wished to use the largest portion of her multi-billion dollar estate to set up a charity fund for medical and education developments in mainland China.