Lee Shau-kee
- Not to be confused with Lee Siu-Kei, an actor, whose Chinese name is identical.
| Born | January 29, 1928 |
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| Occupation(s) | Founder, Chairman, Managing Director of Henderson Land Development Company Limited Chairman of Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited Chairman of Miramar Hotel Vice Chairman Independent Non-Executive Director of Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited Member of Board of Directors of Hong Kong Ferry (Holdings) Limited |
| Spouse | Lau Wai-kuen (divorced) |
Template:Chinese name Lee Shau-kee GBM (Chinese: 李兆基; Yale: Lee5 Siu6 Gei1; born January 29, 1928 in Shunde, Guangdong, China) is a property developer and majority owner of Henderson Land Development (HKSE:0012), a property conglomerate with interests in properties, hotels, town gas and internet services. He is currently the second wealthiest person in Hong Kong and Greater China Region, just after Li Ka Shing.
According to Forbes' list of billionaires as of 2011 Lee is estimated to be worth $18.5 billion, ranking him 22nd among the world's richest people.<ref name="Forbes"/"
Since 2006, Lee has accrued substantial profits from his holdings of Mainland-controlled stocks. This return on investment has earned him nicknames including "Hong Kong's Buffett" (香港巴菲特) and "Asia's Master of Stock" (亞洲股神). He is also affectionately known as "Uncle Four", one of the very few fourth-born children in the world to have become a multi-billionaire.
Current positions
- Founder, Chairman, Managing Director of Henderson Land Development Company Limited
- Chairman of Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited
- Chairman of Miramar Hotel and Investment
- Vice Chairman Independent Non-Executive Director of Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited
- Member of Board of Directors of Hong Kong Ferry (Holdings) Limited and The Bank of East Asia Limited
- Link to be apart of Peter Storrie's consortium to buy the Portsmouth Football Club
Family
- Daughter Margaret Lee
- Sons:
See also
References
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External links
- Henderson Land Development
- Hong Kong and China Gas (controlled by Lee's Henderson Land Development)
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- ^ Lee Shau Kee - Forbes, Forbes.com. Retrieved May 2011.