List of Famous people born in Shantou, People's Republic of China

Lim Por-yen

First Name Lim

Last Name Por-yen

Born on December 21, 1914

Died on February 18, 2005 (aged 90)

Born in People's Republic of China, Guangdong, Shantou

Lim Por-yen was a Hong Kong industrialist. He founded the Lai Sun Group, and his family was the biggest shareholder of Asia Television.

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David Chan Yuk-cheung

First Name David

Last Name Yuk-cheung

Born on October 14, 1950

Died on September 26, 1996 (aged 45)

Born in People's Republic of China, Guangdong, Shantou

David Chan Yuk-cheung was born in Chaoyang, Guangdong, China. He was a prominent leader of the Baodiao movement in Hong Kong. The movement advocates Chinese sovereignty over the Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands in the Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands dispute between China and Japan.

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