David Tang

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Sir David Tang, KBE (Chinese name: 鄧永鏘) Tang Wang Cheung, is a Hong Kong businessman and socialite best known as the founder of the Shanghai Tang chain, though he sold interest in the company in 1998 to Richemont. He attended The Perse School, Cambridge.

Known for his love of Cuban cigars, Tang is also Honorary Consul of Cuba in Hong Kong^{[citation needed]}. He is a columnist for Apple Daily; a selection of his articles for the paper has been published in book form in English as An Apple a Week.

Tang is the founder of the China Clubs (Hong Kong, Peking and Singapore), the Shanghai Tang stores, Havana House and Pacific Co Ltd (which are the exclusive distributor for all Havana brands in Canada, Asia and Australia). More recently Tang opened the Cipriani in Hong Kong and the China Tang restaurant at the Dorchester Hotel. Sir David is also a director and advisor to a number of boards which include Tommy Hilfiger.

He was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) in the 2008 New Year Honours.