Portrait of David Fong

Rank #1797

David Fong

Net worth $2.3B

Real estate · Hong Kong

Born
May 29, 1957
Age
69
Source
Real estate
Residence
Hong Kong
Citizenship
Hong Kong
Marital status
Married
Children
2
Education

Net worth over time

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.
  • The company's roots date back to 1927, when Fong Yun Wah arrived in Hong Kong with his father from Guangdong province.