HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong tycoon Henry Fok Ying-tung, whose business and political influence and close ties to Beijing earned him the nickname "the Godfather", has died in the Chinese capital aged 83, China reported on Sunday.
The official Beijing Youth Daily cited sources confirming his death but gave no details. Hong Kong's Sunday Morning Post said he had been suffering from cancer.
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