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Henry Fok: Beijing
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Mr Henry Fok, Chairman of the Foundation, is a cherished member of the University community. He first partnered with UST in 1998 to jointly develop Nansha IT Park along with the Guangzhou government.
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About 1,500 people assembled in the Conference Center of Nansha IT Park on 9 November, 2006, mourning for the passing Mr. Henry Fok, who is a well-known patriotic entrepreneur, a social activist, a closed friend of the Chinese Communist Party. His contributions are prominent.
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CITIC, the joint firm formed by Li Ka-Shing, Henry Fok, and Robert Kwok ... has a special status. "CITIC", states the Rand report, "became identified with the PLA as a result of the scandal surrounding Wang Jun and his visit to the White House on 6 February 1996." In February 1996, President Clinton met with Chinese arms dealer Wang Jun after taking a donation from Arkansas DNC donor Charlie Trie. The Rand Corp. noted that "Wang Jun is both director of CITIC and Chairman of Poly Group, the arms trading company of the General Staff Department. Poly Technologies, Ltd., was founded in 1984, ostensibly as a subsidiary of CITIC, although it was later exposed to be the primary commercial arm of the PLA General Staff Department's Equipment Sub-Department."
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Dr. Fok’s links to Calgary began with Mr. Ming Sze Ho, a friend and adviser who lived here for a time during the 1980s. Dr. Fok first came to Calgary in 1986 to promote Chinese chess. When he learned about plans for a Calgary Chinese Cultural Centre, he made a donation of $1.2 million.
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With the help of a friend living in Calgary, Dr. Fok started the Calgary Canadian and Chinese Education Foundation to encourage cultural and educational exchanges. Dr. Fok has ... donated to other Calgary organizations, including the Calgary Chinese Cultural Centre.
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Fok's rags-to-riches story was stunning enough on its own. He was born on a sampan fishing boat in 1923. By the time of his death, Fok was reported to have accumulated a fortune in the tens of billions.
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