Complete Celebrity Wealth Treasury - Li Ka-shing

Author: Tang Wen
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Publish Date: 2005-10-01
Features: Li Ka-shing was born in 1928 into an ordinary intellectual family. His father, Mr. Li Yun-jing, once engaged in business before the family moved to Hong Kong. The traditional Chinese education Li Ka-shing received in his childhood deeply influenced his future approach to business. With the rise of Hong Kong's economy in the 1950s, Li Ka-shing started as a salesperson at a metal factory and, through his diligence and wisdom, established "Changjiang Plastics Factory," then ventured into the real estate industry, acquiring "Hutchison Whampoa" with the boldness of a "snake devouring an elephant." Li Ka-shing's "Changjiang Industrial Group" has core businesses spanning ports, real estate, hotels, retail and manufacturing, energy, and telecommunications. He is a representative figure of the world's wealthiest self-made Chinese entrepreneurs.