About Lee Man Tat
Lived 1929 – 2021 (aged 91–92). Lee Man Tat was a Chinese businessperson.
Lee Man Tat BBS (1929 – 26 July 2021, ) was a Hong Kong billionaire and chairman of the family-owned Chinese sauce and condiment company Lee Kum Kee.
Biography
Lee Man Tat was born in Macau in 1930, the eldest son of Lee Siu-nam and his wife. He was the grandson of Lee Kum-sheung who invented oyster sauce and founded the Lee Kum Kee company in Zhuhai, China, in 1888.
Lee left school when he was 15 and worked for the family business in China until 1949 when the People's Republic of China was established, returning to Macau and moving into manufacturing. The family invested in property and in July 2017, LKK Health Products purchased London's landmark Walkie-Talkie building for £1.3 billion. He died on 26 July 2021.
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Who was Lee Man Tat?
Hong Kong billionaire
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Lee Man Tat was born in 1929 in Macau.
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Lee Man Tat died on 26 July 2021.
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Lee Man Tat was a businessperson.
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Lee Man Tat was Chinese.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Lee Man Tat. https://biography.guide/lee-man-tat/
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