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  • Brothers Robert and Philip Ng control Far East Organization, one of Singapore's largest private landlords and property developers.
  • The group was founded by their father Ng Teng Fong, who moved from China to Singapore in 1934 and came to be known as "The King of Orchard Road."
  • Their Hong Kong arm, Sino Group, is run by older sibling Robert (pictured) and his son Daryl, while Philip oversees the Singapore interests.
  • Singapore-listed Far East Orchard repurposed the century-old former Westminster Fire Station in London into a luxury development with 17 apartments and put it on sale in 2022.
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Personal Stats
Source of Wealth
Real estate
Residence
Singapore, Singapore
Citizenship
Singapore
Did you know
The brothers are staunch Christians and refer to Far East as a Christian enterprise.
Founder Ng Teng Fong spurned his family's grocery store and got into real estate in 1960 against his father's wishes.
In 2019, the Ngs opened the 416-room Fullerton Hotel Sydney in a 147-year-old heritage building that used to house the general post office.
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