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Succession

In: STRICTLY BUSINESS THE KWEK LENG BENG STORY

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  • SHING HUEI PEH

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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…

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  • Shing Huei Peh, 2023. "Succession," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: STRICTLY BUSINESS THE KWEK LENG BENG STORY, chapter 20, pages 206-218, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:wschap:9789811284496_0020
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    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;
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    JEL classification:

    • L2 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior
    • L21 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Business Objectives of the Firm
    • M1 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration
    • M13 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - New Firms; Startups
    • M16 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - International Business Administration
    • L26 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Entrepreneurship
    • L85 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Real Estate Services
    • R3 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Real Estate Markets, Spatial Production Analysis, and Firm Location

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