Guo Bingxiang, the former chairman of Sun Hung Kai Properties and the chairman of Imperial Group (see photo), fainted and was sent to the hospital due to a stroke in his home mansion in August this year. He has been hospitalized in the Hong Kong Adventist Hospital. It is reported that the hospital was delayed for a long time, and his brain stem died earlier, until he could not support the function of organs, the family members agreed yesterday morning to pull out the throat of Guo Bingxiang, who is 68 years old. Guo Bingxiang's former friends were shocked and sad when they heard the news.
This newspaper exclusively learned that Guo Bingxiang, who ranks tenth on the Hong Kong rich list, has a net worth of 53.8 billion yuan and has not left a will. His confidante Tang Jinxin is considering seeking legal advice to determine whether she can live in theA share of Guo Bingxiang's inheritance may set off a new round of competition for production.
Guo Bingxiang fainted due to a stroke in a mansion on Deep Water Bay Road in August this year. He was immediately sent to Ruttonjee Hospital for emergency treatment, and then transferred to Hong Kong Adventist Hospital for medical treatment.According to sources, Guo Bingxiang has been in a coma, relying on throat insertion to maintain his life, no different from a vegetative state, during which no surgery was performed, and the doctor gave Guo Bingxiang standard treatment according to the wishes of his family.
The hospital confirmed earlier that Kwok Bing-hsiang had died of his brainstem. The hospital removed his throat with the consent of his family. He died at the age of 68.
It is understood that the Guo family originally planned to officially announce the news of Guo Bingxiang's death until tomorrow, but the news of his death came out yesterday, and a large number of media were waiting outside his mansion and hospital.Sun Hung Kai Properties did not respond to the news of the death.
Guo Bingxiang's confidante, Tang Jinxin, spoke exclusively to this newspaper. According to people close to her, she was extremely sad when she learned of the death of Guo Bingxiang, whom she had known for more than 30 years, especially since Guo Bingxiang fainted at home at the end of August and was admitted to the hospital. She has not been allowed to go to the hospitalVisiting, even failed to see Guo Bingxiang for the last time.
Tang Jinxin said earlier that since Guo Bingxiang was admitted to the hospital, she tried to visit the hospital, but was invited by Guo Bingxiang's family to eat "behind the door", so she could only inquire about Guo Bingxiang's condition from people around him.
Guo Bingxiang, who has a net worth of more than 53.8 billion yuan, will focus on the distribution of inheritance. His wife Li Tianying, sons Guo Jijun, Guo Jihao and daughter Guo Huishan are expected to receive distribution of inheritance.After Guo Bingxiang fainted from a stroke, the Empire Group and Empire Development founded by him, as well as the hotel business he inherited from the Guo family, were once in a state of no one at the helm.
Guo's wife, Li Tianying, appointed her three children as directors of the Imperial Group earlier, and she frequently inspected the hotel business and conducted a comprehensive investigation. Among them, the management of the Four Seasons Hotel in Central was suspected of being "fired" suddenly.Li Tianying's actions are suspected to be to protect the assets under her husband's name, and to prevent outsiders from interfering with them.This newspaper exclusively learned that Guo Bingxiang did not make a will before his death, but Tang Jinxin also intends to fight for the inheritance, and I believe it will set off a storm of property disputes.
Senior barrister Tang Jiahua said that if Guo Bingxiang did not make any will, according to the current law, the spouse will get half of the net worth, and Guo's children will get the remaining half of the net worth, and Tang Jinxin has no right to any inheritance.
As for the provisions of Article 3 of the Property Inheritance (Support for Family Members and Dependents) Ordinance Chapter 481 of the Laws of Hong Kong on "application for financial support from the estate of the deceased", "any person who, immediately before the death of the deceased, waswholly or mainly maintained by the deceased".
Tang Jiahua explained that if Guo Bingxiang had been supporting Tang Jinxin for a long time before his death, and the woman also had proof of long-term support, she could apply to the court for "reasonable financial support" and allocate relevant funds from Guo's estate to continue to receive support.
Lawyer Weng Jingjing said earlier that the relevant regulations apply to unmarried couples. Even if the man’s will does not include the woman, the woman can still apply to the court for “reasonable financial support” in accordance with relevant laws.Give about 2 million yuan every month, then after his death, the wife will have the opportunity to apply to the court to get the same money from the estate.”
In addition, because the relevant regulations allow "mistresses" to recover living expenses, many large families will set up trust funds, and the funds will allocate the living expenses needed by mistresses on a regular basis every month to prevent mistresses from filing lawsuits.Tang Jiahua pointed out that if Guo Bingxiang had a trust fund before his death, it must depend on whether the fund has clearly specified a designated amount for the woman, otherwise he would not be able to continue to receive living expenses from the fund after Guo passed away.
Ching Hung, a senior barrister who has been representing Guo Bingxiang in the British property dispute case, replied to this newspaper that he had dinner together at the Royal Garden Hotel two weeks before Guo Bingxiang's accident, and was saddened by the news of Guo Bingxiang's death.
A friend who had known Guo Bingxiang for decades, Vice Chairman of Wheelock Leung Chi Kin was deeply saddened by Guo's passing. He praised Guo Bingxiang for being easy-going and unassuming, and enthusiastic about his work.
Member of the Legislative Council, Ip Lau Sook-yee, said that when she was the head of the Security Bureau, she had dealt with the kidnapping of Guo Bingxiang. She felt very sorry for his sudden death and expressed her deep condolences to his family.
