Succession

Shing Huei Peh

Chapter 20 in Strictly Business:The Kwek Leng Beng Story, 2023, pp 206-218 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: In the ornate ballroom of Caroline’s Mansion, the lush fittings conveyed luxury, importance and impeccable personal prestige. The exclusive venue adjacent to the main St. Regis Singapore evoked the charms of 19th-century New York grandeur, from coffered ceilings to plaster crown mouldings, an exclusive space completely at odds with its bustling Orchard Road address. As a homage to the founding Astor family of St. Regis, which are among the earliest tycoons of the United States, it was fitting as the place where the Kweks would finally gather after some two years of pandemic-enforced restrictions…

Keywords: Kwek Leng Beng; Hong Leong Group; Hong Leong; Singapore; Millennium Hotel; Millenium Hotel; 9/11; The Plaza; authorised biography; CDL; City Development Ltd; Donald Trump (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L2 L21 L26 L85 M1 M13 M16 R3 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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