Season of Giving

OLIVER GILES Deputy Editor

Giving is in—and not just becuse it’s Christmas. This year, a new generation of philanthropists from around Asia have made headlines by establishing charities, investing in innovative social enterprises, and donating sums so large they’d make a Rockefeller gasp. One of these philanthropic leaders is this month’s cover star, Charles Chen Yidan, a self-made billionaire who co-founded technology conglomerate Tencent with some school friends in the late 1990s. For the next fifteen years, Charles rode the waves of the internet boom—he created software used by millions, introduced gaming to Mainland China and turned Tencent from a Shenzhen-based startup into a global powerhouse that’s now valued at more than US$500 billion. Then, abruptly, he left it all behind. “I remember it very clearly,” recalls Charles in the cover story. “On May…

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Tatler Hong Kong (Digital) - 1 Issue, December 2019

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