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Yung Fung-shee
Yung Fung-shee (; 1900 – 27 August 1972) was a Hong Kong philanthropist. The Yungs were closely associated with the Chartered Bank (now Standard Chartered Bank). Fung-shee's grandfather, Yung Leung was the first comprador of the Chartered Bank, while several of his descendants, including one of his sons Yung Yik-ting, had successively held key positions such as compradors and sub-compradors in the Bank. Fung-shee, who kept a low-profile, had earned large sums of profits investment of securities. Her will in 1969 provided that assets valued at HK$3 million would go to the Hong Kong Government for the construction of free healthcare centres and clinics for the needy. By the time of her death in August 1972, the value of bequest had grown to HK$16 million, and HK$51 million by late 1978, funding Yung Fung Shee Memorial Centre in Kwun Tong, Kowloon and Madam Yung Fung Shee Health Centre in Yuen Long, New Territories, which costed HK$70 million and HK$32&n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rong (surname)
Rong is the pinyin romanization of several Chinese family names, which including 戎 Róng, 融 Róng, 荣 Róng, 容 Róng, etc. Among these names, 荣 Róng and 容 Róng are relatively common. during the early Zhou Dynasty, Rong (戎) people the "Rong You" (戎右) get surname Rong (戎). Notable people 容 Róng *Rong Hong (Yung Wing) (Chinese: 容閎), the first Chinese student to graduate from a U.S. university * Terence Yung, concert pianist * Rong Guotuan (Chinese: 容國圑), ping pong player *Joey Yung (Chinese: 容祖兒), Hong Kong singer *John C. Young (Chinese: 容兆珍); Chinese American; key figure in the development of Chinatown, San Francisco 荣 Róng *Rong Yiren (Chinese: 榮毅仁), vice-president of China * Rong Zhijian (Chinese: 榮智健), son of Rong Yiren *Rong Hao Rong Hao (; ; born 7 April 1987) is a Chinese professional footballer who currently plays for Chinese Super League club Guangzhou F.C. as a right-footed left-back. Club career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
