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Tang has long since left the H.K. movie scene yet still remains respected by his peers in the entertainment industry. Following his retirement, Media Asia Group had gained rights to release his In-Gear film titles on DVD. Throughout the 1990s, Tang pursued a second career in the restaurant business. Additionally, he is an active philanthropist in Hong Kong and mainland China as both an individual and an involved Rotarian.
Tang was the godfather of Joyce Cheng and close friend of late actress Lydia Shum (mother to Cheng). Tang is famous for his angry remarks to the absence of Adam Cheng in and around the time Shum was dying. Cheng is the ex-husband of Shum and father of Joyce.
On 29 March 2011, Tang died in his home in Mong Kok at around 9pm from a stroke.
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