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Kwek Leng Joo, 62, dies of heart attack

Tributes pour in as sudden death shocks business community

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Published Mon, Nov 16, 2015 · 09:50 PM

    Singapore

    KWEK Leng Joo - businessman, property tycoon, environmentalist, keen lensman, and above all, philanthropist - died in his sleep on Monday morning from a sudden heart attack.

    Mr Kwek, the younger brother of City Developments Ltd (CDL) executive chairman Kwek Leng Beng, was 62.

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