PolyU Library
Journal Call no.HC411.A76
Article TitleHong Kong's tycoons chip in.
Is Part OfAsiaweek ; v.21, no.41, 13 Oct 1995, p.34, illus.
AbstractTheir combined wealth is thought to be more than $26 billion - roughly equal to the foreign reserves of France, minus its gold holdings. They are the members of the Better Hong Kong Foundation: tycoons who say there is too much gloomy talk about the territory's future. To combat that, each of the 20 trustees has contributed $647,000 to a fighting fund to boost confidence ahead of the 1997 transfer to Chinese rule.