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Guests from the New York City Rescue Mission take drinks as they enter The Loeb Boathouse restaurant in New York, Wednesday, June 25, 2014. Recycling magnate Chen Guangbiao, known for his sometimes eccentric gestures served up a fancy lunch Wednesday to hundreds of homeless New Yorkers at a Central Park restaurant and serenaded them with "We are the World." (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Sharon Robinson, left, and Roy Gantt, both residents of the New York City Rescue Mission, look over their just served desserts at The Loeb Boathouse restaurant in New York, Wednesday, June 25, 2014. Recycling magnate Chen Guangbiao, known for his sometimes eccentric gestures served up a fancy lunch Wednesday to hundreds of homeless New Yorkers at a Central Park restaurant and serenaded them with "We are the World." (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Recycling magnate Chen Guangbiao sings to the media and his guests from the New York City Rescue Mission at The Loeb Boathouse restaurant in New York, Wednesday, June 25, 2014. The Chinese tycoon known for his sometimes eccentric gestures served up a fancy lunch Wednesday to hundreds of homeless New Yorkers at a Central Park restaurant and serenaded them with "We are the World." Chen said he wants to disprove the cliche image of rich Chinese spending money mostly on luxuries. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Recycling magnate Chen Guangbiao speaks to the media and his guests from the New York City Rescue Mission at The Loeb Boathouse restaurant in New York, Wednesday, June 25, 2014. The Chinese tycoon known for his sometimes eccentric gestures served up a fancy lunch Wednesday to hundreds of homeless New Yorkers at a Central Park restaurant and serenaded them with "We are the World." Chen said he wants to disprove the cliche image of rich Chinese spending money mostly on luxuries. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Recycling magnate Chen Guangbiao performs simple magic tricks for the media and his guests from the New York City Rescue Mission at The Loeb Boathouse restaurant in New York, Wednesday, June 25, 2014. The Chinese tycoon known for his sometimes eccentric gestures served up a fancy lunch Wednesday to hundreds of homeless New Yorkers at a Central Park restaurant and serenaded them with "We are the World." Chen said he wants to disprove the cliche image of rich Chinese spending money mostly on luxuries. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Volunteer wearing uniforms similar to those once worn by soldiers in China's People's Liberation Army watch as guests from the New York City Rescue Mission arrive for lunch in New York, Wednesday, June 25, 2014. Recycling magnate Chen Guangbiao, known for his sometimes eccentric gestures served up a fancy lunch Wednesday to hundreds of homeless New Yorkers at a Central Park restaurant and serenaded them with "We are the World." (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Shatima Davis, an occasional resident of the New York Rescue Mission, enjoys an appetizer at The Loeb Boathouse restaurant in New York, Wednesday, June 25, 2014. Recycling magnate Chen Guangbiao, known for his sometimes eccentric gestures served up a fancy lunch Wednesday to hundreds of homeless New Yorkers at a Central Park restaurant and serenaded them with "We are the World." (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Ernest St. Pierre, a lunch guest of Chen Guangbiao, yells at the director of the New York City Rescue Mission after there was confusion about money that Chen had promised his guests in New York, Wednesday, June 25, 2014. Recycling magnate Chen Guangbiao, known for his sometimes eccentric gestures served up a fancy lunch Wednesday to hundreds of homeless New Yorkers at a Central Park restaurant and serenaded them with "We are the World." (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

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Guests from the New York City Rescue Mission take drinks as they enter The Loeb Boathouse restaurant in New York, Wednesday, June 25, 2014. Recycling magnate Chen Guangbiao, known for his sometimes eccentric gestures served up a fancy lunch Wednesday to hundreds of homeless New Yorkers at a Central Park restaurant and serenaded them with "We are the World." (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

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