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No plans to retire, says Popular supremo
Published Sun, Dec 27, 2015 · 09:50 PM
Singapore
AT 79 years of age, Popular Holdings supremo Chou Cheng Ngok is at the prime of his life: actively devoted to his business, charmingly mischievous at times, intimidating at others.
Asked if he has any plans to retire, he put a twist on a well-known phrase: "You know (American general) Douglas MacArthur. When he retired ... he said, 'old soldiers never die, they just fade away'.
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