Many sectors of Chinese society mourned the death of renowned Hong Kong philanthropist and prominent industrialist Tin Ka-ping, who died at the age of 99 in the city on Tuesday morning.Leading the tributes was the central government's top representative in Hong Kong, Wang Zhiming, director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Wang expressed his sorrow over Tin's death on Wednesday.He said he respected and appreciated Tin's lifelong love for the country and his great contribution to education in China.Tin cared about society and promoted public welfare in ways that will benefit future generations, Wang said.Joining him was Hong Kong's Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor. She said on Tuesday that Tin not only made significant contributions to the industrial development of Hong Kong but was also devoted to philanthropy over the past few decades, both in the special administrative region and on the mainland.Lam said she was grieved to learn of Tin's passing and extended condolences to his family.Hong Kong's Secretary for Education Kevin Yeung Yunhung said the Tin Ka Ping Foundation funded various educational institutions, from kindergartens to universities, as well as several scholarship and exchange programs that benefit a large number of local students.Born in Guangdong province, Tin moved to Hong Kong in 1958. He was successful in his early days in the chemicals business and later made a fortune in real estate. He devoted his life to promoting the development of charities, donating 80 percent of his total assets to different fields, especially education.So far, the foundation, a nonprofit charity founded by Tin in 1982, has funded 318 education institutions, more than 1,800 rural libraries, 29 hospitals and about 130 bridges and roads across 34 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions in China.Educational institutions that were funded by Tin in both Hong Kong and the mainland also expressed both sorrow and appreciation.The University of Hong Kong said that Tin was a selfless educator and philanthropist who had contributed immensely to the development of teaching, learning and research in Hong Kong and on the mainland.Zhejiang University posted a tribute to Tin on its social media account. Tin provided money to establish the Tin Ka Ping Academy on the Xixi campus of the university. As it is the place where most students go for classes, the building bears witness to students' growth, the university said.Tin's name and the building have been integrated into the university, the post said.Other universities and middle schools in different provinces, including Guangdong, Sichuan, Yunnan, Jiangsu, also mourned Tin. All of them have received donations. silicone wristbandscustom rubber braceletscustom made rubber braceletswristband creation24 hour wristbands
The mainland and Taiwan should elevate cross-Straits communication and create new prospects for cross-Straits mutual understanding and economic cooperation, Yu Zhengsheng, chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference National Committee, said on Monday. Addressing the opening ceremony of the 2017 Cross-Straits Entrepreneurs Zijin Mountain Summit, Yu said the two sides should make joint efforts to face challenges that cannot be ignored and boost the peaceful development of cross-Straits ties. Cross-Straits relations in the new era face new opportunities and space for development, said Yu. We will fully implement the policies adopted by the 19th CPC National Congress and help promote the continuous development of cross-Straits relations. The two sides should stick to the one-China policy and the 1992 Consensus, which defines the fundamental nature of the two sides and safeguards the peaceful development of cross-Strait ties, said Yu. We firmly oppose 'Taiwan independence' in any form and endorse the principle that the two sides belong to the same family, said Yu. People of the Chinese mainland and Taiwan should work together to create a bright future for the Chinese nation. The 2017 Cross-Straits Entrepreneurs Zijin Mountain Summit has significant meaning as it was the first important communication activity between the mainland and Taiwan held after the 19th Party Congress, he said. The two-day summit taking place in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, ends on Tuesday. It has attracted more than 700 entrepreneurs from the mainland and Taiwan. The summit, first held in 2008, has become an important communication bridge for companies from the mainland and Taiwan. In 2013, the two sides each set up councils dedicated to the event. According to Yu, in the 30 years since the mainland and Taiwan resumed communication, economic cooperation between the two sides has increased more than 120 times. The mainland has become Taiwan's largest export market and investment destination outside the island. Ding Lei, CEO of 163.com, said at the summit that companies on the two sides can learn from each other to make better products for customers around the world. [email protected] (China Daily 11/07/2017 page3)
