Hong Kong tycoon Henry Fok dies at 83 |
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| Hong Kong tycoon1 Henry Fok is pictured in Hong Kong in this undated file photo. Fok died on October 28, 2006, at the age of 83. |
| Oct. 29 - Hong Kong tycoon Henry Fok Ying-tung, whose business and political influence and close ties to Beijing has died in the Chinese capital aged2 83, China reported on Sunday. Hong Kong's Sunday Morning Post said he had been suffering from cancer.
Fok, a vice3 chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), died at Peking Union Medical College Hospital on Saturday evening.
Long seen as one of the Hong Kong figures best connected in Beijing, Fok was a trusted confidant of many mainland leaders.
Born in 1923 at Panyu, in Guangdong province which borders Hong Kong, Fok rose from humble4 roots to become one of the city's wealthiest and most powerful men.
In 1993, with Hong Kong still under British colonial5 rule, Beijing made Fok a vice chairman of the CPPCC, the Chinese parliament's main consultative body, putting him in the same league as the country's most senior leaders.
Only one other Hong Kong citizen, former chief executive6 Tung Chee-hwa, holds an equivalent7 position.
In 2006, Forbes magazine ranked him the 181st most wealthy man in the world, with an estimated net worth of $3.7 billion. His business empire includes property, ports and casinos in the former Portugese enclave of Macau.
Despite the trappings of power and wealth, the younger Fok could often be found playing street football with the territory's top players on downtown concrete pitches.
In 1970 he flew the Brazilian team Santos, including star player Pele, to Hong Kong for an exhibition match -- an event which caused a great sensation8 in the city.
Fok was active in charitable work through the Fok Ying Tung foundation which he founded in 1984. In 2005, he donated a little over $100 million to a local university.
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tycoon
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| n.有钱有势的企业家，大亨 |
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- The tycoon is on the verge of bankruptcy.那名大亨濒临破产的边缘。
- The tycoon has many servants to minister to his needs.那位大亨有很多人服侍他。
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| adj.年老的，陈年的 |
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- He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
- He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。
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| n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的 |
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- He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
- They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。
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| adj.谦卑的，恭顺的；地位低下的；v.降低，贬低 |
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- In my humble opinion,he will win the election.依我拙见，他将在选举中获胜。
- Defeat and failure make people humble.挫折与失败会使人谦卑。
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| adj.殖民地的，关于殖民的；n.殖民地，居民 |
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- The natives were unwilling to be bent by colonial power.土著居民不愿受殖民势力的摆布。
- The people of Africa have successfully fought against colonial rule.非洲人民成功地反抗了殖民统治。
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- He is a man of great executive ability.他是个具有极高管理能力的人。
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- Nodding your head is equivalent to saying "yes".点头就等于说“赞同”。
- You will receive the full equivalent of your money.你将收到与你的款项价值完全同等的物品。
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