Leo LEE Tung-hai (1921–2010) was the Chairman of the Board of the

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from 1970–1971, businessman and philanthropist in Hong Kong. Lee died on 8 June 2010.

Career

Lee founded the Tung Tai Trading Corporation in 1952. Further companies in the Tung Tai Group followed with Dr Lee serving as Chairman. He also served as a Member of the 7th

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and a Standing Committee Member of the 8th and 9th

Awards

In 1983, he was conferred an Officer of the Most Excellent

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(OBE). In 1999, Lee was awarded a

Gold Bauhinia Star The Gold Bauhinia Star (, GBS) is the highest Bauhinia Star rank in the honours system of Hong Kong, created in 1997 to replace the British honours system of the Order of the British Empire after the transfer of sovereignty to People's Republic of ...

by the

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and an Honorary Doctor of Laws by the

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, Canada. In 2002, Lee became an Honorary Citizen of Zhongshan City in Guangdong, China. In 2006, Lee was awarded with the Grand Bauhinia Medal by the

References

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