Oei Hong Leong
Oei Hong Leong (born 1948) is a Singaporean billionaire businessman.
Oei Hong Leong | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1947/1948 (age 72–73)[1] |
| Citizenship | Singaporean |
| Net worth | US$1.4 billion (November 2019)[1] |
| Spouse(s) | Married |
| Children | 4 |
| Parent(s) | Eka Tjipta Widjaja |
| Relatives | Fuganto Widjaja (nephew) |
Early life
Oei Hong Leong is the son of Indonesian Eka Tjipta Widjaja, who died in 2019.[1] He was educated in China, having moved there as a teenager, and lived there in the 1960s and 1970s.[2]
Career
According to Forbes, "the bulk of his wealth is derived from a corporate bond portfolio and real estate assets".[1]
Oei owns "prime property" in Vancouver, Canada, including the waterfront Plaza of Nations site, that he bought from Li Ka-shing in 1989 for CAN$40 million.[1][2] The site has been renamed Expo Gardens and there are plans to build 1.4 million sq ft of residential property and 700,000 sq ft of commercial and retail property.[2]
In 2017, he founded One Belt One Net, a data centre company in Singapore, with a SIN$6.7 billion investment.[3]
Oei is the chairman of Chip Lian Investments, the Oei Hong Leong Foundation, and the Nei Xue Tang Museum.[3]
Personal life
Oei is married, with four children, and lives in Singapore.[1] He collects Buddhist art, and owns the private Nei Xue Tang museum in Singapore, which has more than 50,000 pieces.[1][3]
References
- "Forbes profile: Oei Hong Leong". Forbes. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
- Lee, Lynn (24 July 2019). "Singapore tycoon Oei Hong Leong says Canada property lawsuit had nothing to do with Li Ka-shing". SCMP. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- "Oei Hong Leong". Singapore Tatler. Retrieved 30 July 2019.