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Dr. Tin Ka-ping, GBM, MBE, born on 20 November 1919 in Dabu County of Meizhou, Guangdong Province, China, an entrepreneur and philanthropist in Hong Kong. ==Early Life and Career== In 1935, when Dr. Tin was 16 years old, his father died, he had to quit school and take charge of his father's business and support his family. Two years later, he headed to Vietnam where he established a porcelain clay business by importing porcelain clay from his home village in China. At that time, his company was the largest clay supplier in Vietnam. In 1939, Japanese invaded and occupied Shantou, Dr. Tin's clay business was disrupted as the Japanese Occupant Government prohibited export of porcelain clay, leading to an abrupt end of his business in Vietnam. In the same year, he started his business in rubber industry in Bandung, Indonesia, and was extremely successfully in setting up two rubber factories, namely "Chaolun" and "Nanyang", in his early 30s. He had proved his acumen as a prominent industrialist. In 1958, at the threat of increasing anti-Chinese sentiment in Indonesia, Dr. Tin moved to Hong Kong, a developed metropolis at that time, and a good place for his children to receive education in Chinese culture. With his adventurous and entrepreneurial spirit, he purchased 300,000 square feet of reclaimed land to build a factory manufacturing plastic film and synthetic leather. Dr. Tin was the founder of Thians' Plastics Industrial Company Ltd. His business empire grew stably and received many international accolades for the consistent quality of his products and services. He supported the development of plastic processing industry and played a vital role in presenting Hong Kong's plastic products to the international market. In 1968, Tins Chemical Corporation Ltd was founded by Dr. Tin. He switched the use of the land in Tuen Mun to developing industrial buildings, and had the production lines in Tuen Mun transferred to Yuen Long. In August 1982, Tin Ka Ping Foundation was established with the motto "Taking care of the elderly and the young, promoting education and cultural studies, educate and benefit all mankind, contributing to our society and nation". In the 1990s, Dr. Tin set up factories in Dongguan and Guangzhou of Guangdong Province. Dongguan Tin Chemical Company and Guangzhou Tin Plastic Company were established in 1992 and 2000 respectively. Dr. Tin sold off his PVC and synthetic leather production lines and used the resources to support the business in Guangdong Province. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tin Ka Ping」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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