Wrong Bet a Winner for Chinese Students
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HONG KONG — A Chinese multimillionaire who won $4.74 million when he backed a long-shot horse by mistake at the races last month has donated his winnings to the education of mainland Chinese in the United States, a local newspaper said Sunday.
Larry Yung has set up a $5-million scholarship fund for mainland Chinese students to study at Stanford University.
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