Tencent founder Pony Ma to give shares worth $2b to charity

Tencent founder Pony Ma to give shares worth $2b to charity

Tencent Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Pony Ma Huateng attends a news conference announcing the company's results in Hong Kong, China March 17, 2016. REUTERS/Bobby Yip

The founder of China’s Tencent Holdings Ltd, Pony Ma, said he plans to donate 100 million company shares worth more than $2 billion to the firm’s charity foundation.

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