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Anne Eu, Lee Oi Hian, Sandra Lee and Leong Hoy Kum
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Four Malaysians have been included in Asia Pacific region’s
noteworthy givers in Forbes Asia’s annual Heroes of Philanthropy list.
They are among 40 honorees from 13 countries, including a
mix of billionaires, entrepreneurs and captains of industries, who have made
newsworthy donations in the past year.
The list also recognised those with a long record of
supporting worthy causes.
The Malaysians honoured are Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd chairman
Tan Sri Lee Oi Hian and his wife, Daybreak executive chairman Puan Sri Sandra
Lee, Mah Sing Group managing director Tan Sri Leong Hoy Kum and Eu Yan Sang
Malaysia chairman Datuk Anne Eu.
Husband-and-wife team Oi Hian and Sandra pursue separate
causes.
“Named after his father, Lee’s Tan Sri Lee Loy Seng
Foundation awards scholarships to 50 to 60 students a year, while his wife’s
training centre rehabilitates physically and mentally challenged people,” said
Forbes in a statement.
Eu led the Roti 1Malaysia campaign which channels surplus
food and goodies from five-star hotel kitchens to orphanages, old-age homes and
refugee centers. It also enabled the distribution of water filters and rice
cookers in rural Sabah earlier this year.
Leong has disbursed more than US$2.5mil (RM10mil) to
education initiatives such as funding students and refurbishing classrooms, as
well as for the Nepal earthquake relief and other projects.
The list includes two Singaporeans - Sino Group chairman
Robert Ng who set up the Ng Teng Fong Foundation in 2010, which donated
US$92mil (RM370mil) to rebuild a hospital in Jurong and Tan Chin Tuan
Foundation chairman Tan Kheng Lian, the daughter of the late OCBC chairman and
philanthropist, Tan Chin Tuan.
China has five entries in the list, including Tencent
Holdings chairman and chief executive officer Pony Ma, who pledged 100 million
shares of his internet service provider – worth US$2.3bil (RM9.26bil) – to the
Tencent Foundation, which supports healthcare, environment protection and new
technology.
The full list can be found at:
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