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HK entertainment mogul Shaw dies
Hong Kong media mogul and philanthropist Run Run Shaw passed away at the age of 107 on Tuesday morning, according to local media.

Run Run Shaw remembered for charity
Tributes have poured in from all over the world for the late Hong Kong media tycoon Sir Run Run Shaw, who passed away early Tuesday morning.

Shaw's Profile

Contributions

On Film Industry

Veteran Hong Kong actor, TV host and filmmaker Eric Tsang said Shaw was the one man who had made the biggest contributions to the Hong Kong film industry.

On Education

He financed more than 6,000 projects and schools across Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland. Many universities have buildings named after him. By 2012, he had donated a total of HK$4.75 billion to mainland education, China News Service reported.

On Academics

Shaw set up an international award, the Shaw Prize, for scientists across three areas of research, namely astronomy, mathematics, and life and medical science.

Other Charities

He also respectively donated HK$100 million for disaster reliefs after the 2008 Sichuan earthquake and Ya'an earthquake in 2013, according to Chengdu Business Daily.

Reputation

In year 1974	He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE), making him the first one in the Hong Kong entertainment industry to receive the honor.
In year 1977	He received a knighthood.
In year 1988	He received the Grand Bauhinia Medal (GBM) from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government.
In year 2008	Sir Run Run Shaw was honored with a lifetime honorary award from the China Charity Awards, China's top official awards for the field.
In year 2013	Sir Shaw received the BAFTA Special Award for his outstanding contribution to cinema.

Shaw's Personal Life

Shaw had four children with his first wife Wong Mei Chun, whom he married in 1937. Wong died at age 85 in 1987, and Shaw Studios stopped filming in the same year. Ten years later, in 1997, Shaw remarried, taking Mona Fong Yat-wa as his bride in Las Vegas, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

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Shaw's legacy embodies Chinese spirit
Shaw's life of struggle is also legendary. His successful career was made after going through half a century's social turbulence.

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