David Fong
Source of wealth: Real estate
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare David Fong's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
David Fong could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 1.0 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, David Fong could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 0.5 years.
Education
Buying the future
Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country
David Fong could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 0.7 years.
And yes, we can also compare it with a rich country
But they couldn't just cover the cost of a poor country; Luxembourg is considered the country with the highest per capita investment in education in the world, and David Fong could pay for it entirely for 0.9 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
David Fong could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 3.9 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of David Fong with Israel, the country that invests the most per capita in research in the world, they could cover the total cost of the system for 0.1 years.
Gold
Everyday luxuries
David Fong's fortune is equivalent to 16 tons of gold. It's hard to process, since we don't usually keep a handful of gold bars in our piggy banks.
A standard gold ring usually weighs between 4 and 7 grams. Let's say this one weighs 5 grams. It's usually 18 karats.
Based on today's gold price (excluding the jeweler's commission, shipping, or anything else), that ring would be worth $546.86.
David Fong could buy 4,253,400 gold rings. That's a lot of fingers and way too many gifts!!
And if you're struggling to visualize that many rings, it would take 1 trucks to transport them. Although David Fong will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
David Fong is the managing director and co-chairman of Hip Shing Hong Group, one of Hong Kong's largest private real estate investment companies.
His late father Fong Yun Wah served as chairman of the group until 2022. His uncle is now co-chairman.
The family had an early sesame-seed-processing business, which eventually gave way to property investment and Hip Shing Hong started in 1948.
Today the group's businesses span across residential, commercial and hospitality.
David's son Jonathan is deputy managing director of the group; younger son Vincent runs his own business in healthtech.
Financial Assets
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