David Tang, Hong Kong Bon Vivant And Entrepreneur, Dies At 63
Tang was famous for his vast circle of friends — beloved by everyone from British royalty to Hollywood stars to Fidel Castro. He launched the luxury fashion brand Shanghai Tang.
David Tang, Hong Kong-born socialite, entrepreneur, philanthropist and impresario, has died at 63.
The Financial Times — the British paper for which Tang wrote a weekly column — reported his death on Wednesday, writing that Tang died on Tuesday night in a London hospital. Tang had cancer, the paper notes.
Tang founded the luxury fashion brand Shanghai Tang, a glamorous, emphatically Chinese take on high-end apparel. He was an international party, a
