Ng Teng Fong (Chinese: 黄廷方; pinyin: Huáng Tíngfāng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: N̂g Têng-hong; 28 July 1928[1] – 2 February 2010)[2] was a Singaporean real estate tycoon with a major presence in Hong Kong.
[3] Ng Teng Fong was born in a small village in Putian, Fujian, China.
Having little formal education, Ng worked at his parents’ soy sauce factory and as a bicycle repairman in his younger days.
Despite Ng Teng Fong's vast fortune, he had a reputation for leading a frugal and miserly lifestyle.
[7] Ng suffered a cerebral hemorrhage on 23 January 2010 and, after an unsuccessful operation, died on 2 February 2010 at the age of 82.
[9] Following a S$52 million donation in 2014 to Tan Tock Seng Hospital, the adjacent Centre for Healthcare Innovation was also named after him.