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Li Ka-shing
李嘉城
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Age: 77
Fortune: self made
Source: Diversified

Net Worth: 18.8

Country Of Citizenship: Hong Kong
Residence: Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Asia & Australia
Industry: Diversified
Marital Status: widowed, 2 children

High School, Drop Out

Asia's richest and most influential investor's fortune is centered on conglomerates Cheung Kong and Hutchison Whampoa. Real estate developer, cell phone provider, retailer, major supplier of electricity to Hong Kong and the world's largest operator of container terminals. In June donated $180 million to University of Hong Kong; $40
Li Ka-Shing (李嘉诚 pinyin: Lǐ Jiāchéng, Jyutping: Lei5 Gaa1-sing4, born July 29, 1928), is the wealthiest person in Hong Kong and East Asia. According to Forbes Magazine He is also the richest person of Chinese descent in the world. Presently, he is the Chairman of Cheung Kong Holdings.

A Harvard Business School article summarizes Li's career in the following way:

From his humble beginnings in China as a teacher’s son, a refugee, and later as a salesman, Li provides a lesson in integrity and adaptability. Through hard work, and a reputation for remaining true to his internal moral compass, he was able to build a business empire that includes: banking, construction, real estate, plastics, cellular phones, satellite television, cement production, retail outlets (pharmacies and supermarkets), hotels, domestic transportation (sky train), airports, electric power, steel production, ports, and shipping.[[2]

Considered one of the most powerful figures in Asia, Li was named "Asia's Most Powerful Man" by Asiaweek in 2000. On March 9, 2006, Forbes ranked him as 10th richest man in the world at US$18.8 billion. In spite of his wealth, Li has a reputation for leading a no-frills lifestyle, and is known to wear cheap shoes and plastic watches.

Li is also a noted philanthropist; his 1981 donations resulted in the founding of Shantou University, near his hometown of Chaozhou. After the 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake disaster, he reportedly pledged a total of US$3 million. In 2005, Li announced a HK$1 billion (US$128 million) donation to the University of Hong Kong, which provoked controversy over the public status of the university.

The Li Ka-Shing Library at the Singapore Management University is also named in his honor after a US$11.5 million donation to the higher education institution.

For many years, Li was also a member of the boards of directors of the China International Trust and Investment Corporation (CITIC). CITIC is China's largest conglomerate and is 42 percent owned by the government of China. It serves as the chief investment arm of China's central government and holds ministry status on the Chinese State Council.

Li is often referred to as "Superman" in Hong Kong because of his business prowess. His peers in Hong Kong include Lee Shau Kee of the Henderson Land Development, New World's Cheng Yu-tung, Kwok family of Sun Hung Kai Properties, Henry Fok Ying-tung, among others.

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