Born 2nd August, 1954, Sir David Tang, , is a Hong Kong businessman and socialite best known as the founder of the Shanghai Tang chain, though he sold interest in the company in 1998 to Richemont. He attended The Perse School, Cambridge.
Known for his love of Cuban cigars, Tang is also Honorary Consul of Cuba in Hong Kong. He was invited to provide a weekly English column for the Chinese-language Hong Kong newspaper ''Apple Daily''. A selection of his articles has been published in a book ''An Apple a Week'' .
Tang is the founder of the China Clubs , the Shanghai Tang stores, Havana House and Pacific Co Ltd . More recently Tang opened the Cipriani in Hong Kong and the China Tang restaurant at the Dorchester Hotel. Tang is also a director and advisor to a number of boards which include Tommy Hilfiger.
He was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the .
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