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Hotpot king pips Far East brothers to head Forbes Singapore's richest list

Zhang Yong, founder of Haidilao, worth US$13.8b as firm's share price soars
Fri, Aug 30, 2019 - 5:50 AM
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Hotpot king and Haidilao founder Zhang Yong has displaced real estate tycoons Robert and Philip Ng of Far East Organization as Singapore's richest man - topping the 2019 Forbes Singapore Rich List with a net worth of US$13.8 billion.
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HOTPOT king and Haidilao founder Zhang Yong has displaced real estate tycoons Robert and Philip Ng of Far East Organization as Singapore's richest man - topping the 2019 Forbes Singapore Rich List with a net worth of US$13.8 billion.

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