Betty Tung, or Betty Tung Chiu Hung-ping (born 6 May 1936; ) is a Hong Kong philanthropist and the former president of

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Early life

Tung was born at

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. She is daughter of Chiu Cheuk-Yue, a

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, who had three wives. Her mother is second wife of her family. Tung finished her secondary school at St.Paul's Co-educational College and went to

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study

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. Tung held a number of philanthropic roles in Hong Kong, including founding member and honorary adviser of the Concerted Efforts Resources Centre, an organisation providing support for young people and migrants from the

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. She was also an honorary sponsor of the All-Hong Kong Federation of Women. In 1998, she was appointed president of the Hong Kong Red Cross.

Personal life

In 1981, Tung married politician

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, who later became the first

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from 1997 to 2005. Together they have three children.

References

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