universities in China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. Tin's former home, the Gong Chen Building located in Yintan Village, Gaopo Town, is now protected as a heritage site by the government of Dabu County. It has opened as a museum honouring Tin Ka Ping. Personal life and death Tin was married to Fong Wai-ying. They had more than 20 children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. With the belief that it was "better to bequeath virtue rather than wealth to one's children", Tin donated the vast majority of his assets to his charitable foundation. In 2013, when he was 94, Tin was baptised and became a Christian. Tin died on 10 July 2018 in Hong Kong, at the age of 98. References External links Tin Ka Ping Foundation 1919 births 2018 deaths 20th-century Chinese businesspeople 21st-century Chinese businesspeople Businesspeople from Meizhou Chief executives in the manufacturing industry Chinese company founders Chinese expatriates in Indonesia Chinese philanthropists Converts to Christianity Hong Kong business executives Hong Kong chief executives Hong Kong Christians Hong Kong people of Hakka descent Hong Kong philanthropists People from Dabu 20th-century philanthropists Chinese emigrants to British Hong Kong