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Farewell for Asia's Richest Woman

Wednesday, April 18, 2007 6:29:17 AM
By DIKKY SINN

A worker prepares flowers for Nina Wang's funeral outside the Hong Kong Funeral Home in Hong Kong Tuesday, April 17, 2007. Wang, who was Asia's richest woman, died of an unspecified illness after reports she had been battling cancer, leaving unanswered questions over the fortune she left behind. She was 69. Wang's funeral will be held on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)HONG KONG (AP) - Hong Kong's rich and powerful bid farewell on Wednesday to Asia's richest woman, Nina Wang, a pigtailed businesswoman who built her kidnapped husband's company into real-estate empire.

Wang died on April 3 at age 69. She was reportedly suffering from ovarian cancer, which had spread to her liver and other organs.

The funeral service for Wang, born as Kung Yu-sum in Shanghai, drew the city's business and political elite, including tycoon Li Ka-shing and the deputy head of China's representative office in Hong Kong, Li Guikang, who were among Wang's pallbearers.


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