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JULY 2016 FORBES ASIA | 89

Lee Oi Hian 64
CHAIRMAN,
KUALA LUMPUR KEPONG

Sandra Lee 63
CHAIRMAN, DAYBREAK
Husband and wife team pursue
separate causes—his Tan Sri Lee
Loy Seng Foundation, named for
his father, awards scholarships to
50-60 students a year; her training
center rehabilitates physically and
mentally challenged people.

Leong Hoy Kum 59
GROUP MD, MAH SING GROUP
His Mah Sing Foundation has
disbursed more than $2.5 million to
educational initiatives from funding
students to refurbishing class-
rooms, as well as for Nepal earth-
quake relief and other projects.

NEW ZEALAND

Stephen Tindall 65
FOUNDER, THE WAREHOUSE,
COFOUNDER, THE TINDALL
FOUNDATION

Margaret Tindall 65
COFOUNDER,
THE TINDALL FOUNDATION

Their foundation has given away
millions to support social services,
fund local athletes competing
internationally, restore ecologically
sensitive areas and other projects.

THE PHILIPPINES

Geronimo B. de los
Reyes, Jr. 80
CHAIRMAN EMERITUS,
GATEWAY PROPERTY HOLDINGS
Started his namesake foundation
in 1995 to provide scholarships and
support faculty development and
research. His GBR Museum exhibits
photographs of the Philippine
Revolution, the Filipino-American
War and the country at the turn of
the last century.

Anton Mari H. Lim
50
VETERINARIAN
In 2010 he helped start the Yel-
low Boat of Hope Foundation to
build boats for children from the
mangrove village of Layag-Layag,

who had to swim to school. So far

it’s built 1,045 boats, 5 schools and

2 dormitories, and 11,942 children

have gained better access to school.

SINGAPORE

Robert Ng 64

CHAIRMAN, SINO GROUP

Set up the Ng Teng Fong Founda-

tion in 2010, naming it for his

father. Its largest donation, $92

million, went to rebuild a hospital

in Jurong.

Tan Kheng Lian 81

CHAIRMAN,

TAN CHIN TUAN FOUNDATION

Daughter of the late OCBC

chairman and philanthropist Tan

Chin Tuan, she heads the family’s

foundation, which has given tens

of millions of dollars since its

inception in 1976 to causes such as

education, the arts and community

development.

SOUTH KOREA

Lee Joon-Yong 77

HONORARY CHAIRMAN,

DAELIM GROUP

Pledged all of his shares to the

Tongil Nanum Fund, part of a

foundation dedicated to the

unification of the two Koreas. The

shares, expected to be worth $175

million, will also be used to reunite

separated families.

Lee Seung-Ung 74

Cho Jeng-Ja 72

REAL ESTATE

Husband and wife from Gyeonggi

Province donated $6.5 million

worth of real estate, including three

commercial buildings in Seoul, to

science and tech university KAIST.

Park Cheol-Sang 31

STOCK INVESTOR

While volunteering at welfare

facilities on the outskirts of Daegu

seven years ago he decided to do-

nate 15% of his investment income

each year. Money has gone toward

nursery schools and to assist

people from broken homes.

TAIWAN

Charles C. Y. Chen

53

CHAIRMAN, EYON HOLDING GROUP

His $5 million gift in 2013 to Taipei’s

Fu Jen Catholic U. helped fund the

construction of a 1,000-bed hospi-

tal that will open next year.

Terry Gou 65

CHAIRMAN & CEO,

HON HAI PRECISION

Donated $6 million in disaster relief

after the earthquake that struck

southern Taiwan in February and

toppled a 17-story building in which

115 lives were lost. He pledged

in 2013 to give away 90% of his

wealth, which now totals $6 billion.

THAILAND

Harald Link 61

CHAIRMAN, B. GRIMM GROUP

Through his privately held con-

glomerate and a family foundation

he supports education, health care,

wildlife conservation, the arts and

equestrian sports in Thailand.

Vichien

Phongsathorn 60

PRESIDENT & CEO,

PREMIER GROUP OF COMPANIES

He founded Yuvabadhana Founda-

tion, which supports Thai students

and teachers. His company funds

the education of nearly 10,000

underprivileged children.

REPORTED BY

Grace Chung; Muhammad Cohen;

Rebecca Feng; Ron Gluckman;

Joyce Huang; Ralph Jennings

Neerja Pawha Jetley; Naazneen

Karmali; Kim Hee-Joung; Brian

Mertens; Lucinda Schmidt; James

Simms; Yuelun Sun; Jessica Tan;

Jennifer Wells.

EDITED BY

John Koppisch

SINGAPORE

Danny Yong 44

CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER & FOUNDING PARTNER, DYMON ASIA CAPITAL

Runs an alternative investment firm that boasts $4.7 billion in

assets under management. Made headlines in November with his

$3.5 million donation to the newly opened National Gallery, its

largest individual cash donation. The money will go toward art ac-

quisitions for the national collection. In recent years he has also set

up several education scholarships and the Ray of Hope Initiative,

which helps givers help the needy through a crowdfunding model.

He’s committed $7.4 million to operate the nonprofit until 2022.

Danny

Yong (third

from left)

at National

Gallery

Singapore.