February 6, 2010

By Wong Kim Hoh

Mr Ng - who died yesterday aged 82 after suffering a brain haemorrhage late last month - was one of the most astute property men Singapore has seen.

Ranked by Forbes for the last three years as the country's richest man, with an estimated fortune of US$8 billion (S$11.3 billion), he founded Far East Organization, Singapore's largest private property developer.

With subsidiary Sino Group, Mr Ng also became the largest overseas Chinese investor in the Hong Kong property market.

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