Tao was the Founder and Chairman of the Shing Kwan Group, Singapore; Founder and Patron of Jiangsu Tao Shing Pee Education Foundation; Honorary Citizen of Nanjing, and Honorary President of Jiangsu Charity Foundation.
Given the pandemic of COVID-19 in Nanjing and at the request of Tao’s family members, his funeral service was kept small and private. Tao will be missed by the Overseas Realty (Ceylon) PLC family.