84 hours after the family reportedly paid S$150,000 in ransom. Tang's first wife died in 1980; he subsequently remarried. Tang had eight children. On 3 September 2000, Tang died peacefully at home with his family around him at 98 years old. See also List of kidnappings List of solved missing person cases References External links Official website of Tangs 1901 births 2000 deaths 2000s missing person cases 20th-century Singaporean businesspeople Chinese emigrants to Singapore Formerly missing people Kidnapped businesspeople Kidnapped Singaporean people Missing person cases in Singapore People from Shantou Singaporean people of Teochew descent Singaporean Presbyterians