香港慈善家田家炳逝世 享年99歲

Hong Kong industrialist and philanthroPist, Tin Ka-Ping, has died at the age of 99, his foundation said.

據田家炳基金會透露，香港實業家、慈善家田家炳先生於日前辭世，享年99歲。

Born in 1919 in Dabu County, Guangdong, Tin headed to Vietnam and established a porcelain clay business in 1935.

田家炳於1919年出生在廣東省大埔縣。他於1935年前往越南，成立了一家瓷土公司。

Escaping from Japanese occupation, he started his business in rubber industry in Indonesia in 1939 and later became a prominent industrialist.

爲了躲避日本的佔領，田家炳於1939年開始在印尼經營橡膠行業，隨後成爲一名著名的實業家。

In 1958, he moved to Hong Kong with his family for his children have education in a traditional Chinese environment, according to the foundation.

據該基金會介紹，爲了讓子女在傳統中國環境下接受教育，他於1958年舉家遷至香港。

The Tin Ka Ping Foundation, founded in 1982, strives to support the education sector and other charitable endeavors in the Greater China Region.

田家炳基金會於1982年成立，旨在在大中華地區支持教育和其他慈善事業。

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor expressed her "deep sorrow" at Tin's death, and hailed his contribution to the promotion of education, culture, medical and social welfare in Hong Kong and the mainland.

香港行政長官林鄭月娥對田家炳的辭世表達了哀思。她讚賞了田家炳對香港和大陸的教育、文化、醫療和社會保障所做的貢獻。

"On behalf of the Hong Kong special administrative region, I would like to extend my deepest condolences to his family," Lam said.

林鄭月娥表示：“我代表香港特別行政區，向田家炳的家人表達最深切的慰問。”