In addition to property development, Zhong has also invested heavily in various industries and cooperated with Hongta Group in the foundation of Hongta Renheng Paper, the largest high-grade cardboard producer in China. Furthermore, he is an active participant in China-Singapore business groups, as well as a member of the Tianjin People’s Political Consultative Conference Standing Committee, a political consultation body in the eastern Chinese city. Thanks to his successful business ventures, Zhong has entered the closed circle of the richest people in Singapore; while his big heart earned him a place among Singapore’s greatest philanthropists.