Tin Ka Ping
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Tin Ka Ping GBM MBE (Chinese: 田家炳; 20 November 1919 – 10 July 2018), also known as K. P. Tin or Tian Jiabing, was a Hong Kong–Chinese businessman and philanthropist. He was the founder and chairman of Tin’s Chemical Industrial Company and the Tin Ka Ping Foundation.
Tin Ka Ping | |||||||||||||
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田家炳 | |||||||||||||
Born | (1919-11-20)20 November 1919[1] | ||||||||||||
Died | 10 July 2018(2018-07-10) (aged 98) | ||||||||||||
Other names | Tian Jiabing | ||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | Businessman, philanthropist | ||||||||||||
Title | Founder of Tin's Chemical Industry Company and Tin Ka Ping Foundation | ||||||||||||
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Chinese | 田家炳 | ||||||||||||
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Tin donated billions of Hong Kong dollars and funded hundreds of schools, dozens of hospitals, and thousands of rural libraries throughout China. He was awarded numerous honours for his philanthropy, including the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II, the Grand Bauhinia Medal by the Hong Kong government, a Gold Plate on Contribution to Public Welfare by President Lee Teng-hui of Taiwan, honorary citizenships by more than 80 cities, and honorary doctorate degrees by over ten universities. Chinese astronomers named the asteroid 2886 Tinkaping after him, and his childhood home in Dabu County is protected as a heritage site.