David Shou-Yeh Wong ( zh, t=王守業; born c. 1941) is a

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billionaire banker and

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.#37 David Shou-Yeh Wong - Forbes.com
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Biography

A native of

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, China, Wong is the founder and President of the Dah Sing Bank Limited. He also invests in

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, including the Chongqing Business Bank. He is chairman of Dah Sing Life Assurance Company Ltd. as well as vice-president of the

Hong Kong Institute of Bankers Hong may refer to: Places *Høng, a town in Denmark *Hong Kong, a city and a special administrative region in China *Hong, Nigeria *Hong River in China and Vietnam *Lake Hong in China Surnames *Hong (Chinese surname) *Hong (Korean surname) O ...

. In 2008's

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Hong Kong's 40 Richest list, Wong was ranked as one of Hong Kong's top 40 billionaires (No.37). He is married to Christine Yen Wong, daughter of Hong Kong industrialist Joseph Yen and second wife Jeanne Virginie Prosperi.Tracing Roots: Joseph Yen (嚴錫榮), post-war chairman of Marsman HK China and the father in the book Falling Leaves
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Biography of David Shou-Yeh Wong
1940s births Living people Hong Kong bankers Hong Kong billionaires Hong Kong chief executives Billionaires from Zhejiang Hong Kong financial businesspeople Businesspeople from Ningbo Year of birth missing (living people) {{HongKong-business-bio-stub