Tang Ping-yuan, CBE, JP was a Hong Kong entrepreneur and politician.
13 Facts About Tang Ping-yuan
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Tang Ping-yuan was the founder of the South Sea Textiles and the unofficial member of the Executive Council and the Legislative Council.
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Tang Ping-yuan was educated at the St John's University, Shanghai and the Tsinghua University, Beijing before he received a scholarship from the Chinese government and went abroad to study at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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Tang Ping-yuan moved to Hong Kong in 1947 and established his own company, the South Sea Textiles in Tsuen Wan in the following year.
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Tang Ping-yuan went on to become one of the leading manufacturing company in the colony.
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Tang Ping-yuan sat on the board of many companies including the Hong Kong Telephone Company and the Television Broadcasts Limited.
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Tang Ping-yuan was known for calling for improving industrial relations and the working conditions.
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Tang Ping-yuan received 3rd class Order of the Sacred Treasure in 1971 for his efforts in improving Hong Kong-Japan relations.
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Tang Ping-yuan had donated 30 million Hong Kong dollars to build the University Library of the Chinese University of Hong Kong built in 1972.
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Tang Ping-yuan was the co-founder of the Community Chest of Hong Kong and its first president.
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Tang Ping-yuan was member of the Council of the University of Hong Kong, the Chinese University of Hong Kong and chairman of the Council of the New Asia College.
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Tang Ping-yuan was the first chairman of the steering committee of the Hong Kong Polytechnic when the college was about to be promoted from the Hong Kong Technical College.
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Tang Ping-yuan died at the Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital on 17 June 1971.