Taam Sze Pui – From Gold Miner to Wealthy Businessman

Taam Sze Pui – From Gold Miner to Wealthy Businessman

After hearing rumors of gold in Australia, Taam Sze Pui and his father and brother traveled there, but after five years of backbreaking labor, they had nothing to show for it. How did Taam Sze Pui adapt and go from being a failed gold miner to a wealthy and successful Chinese businessman?


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