Father fights son for control of Singapore property firm

City Developments Chairman Kwek Leng Beng moves to fire CEO over 'coup'

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City Developments Chairman Kwek Leng Beng, left, is maneuvering to fire his son, Sherman Kwek, as the company's CEO. (Source photos by Reuters)

DYLAN LOH

SINGAPORE -- A battle has broken out for control of City Developments Limited, a major Singaporean real estate developer, with Chairman Kwek Leng Beng on Wednesday moving to fire Sherman Kwek, his son and CDL chief executive, for alleged "serious lapses of corporate governance."

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