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Li Ka-shing
Sir Ka-shing Li is a Hong Kong billionaire business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. He previously served as chairman of CK Hutchison Holdings and CK Asset Holdings, before retiring from those roles in May 2018. Following his retirement, he assumed the position of senior advisor to both companies. He is an investor, developer, and operator of the largest health and beauty retailer in Asia an…
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business · Hong Kong entrepreneur (born 1928) · entrepreneur · ship-owner · business executive · also Li Ka-shing, Li Ka Shing, Sir Li Ka-shing, Sir Ka-shing Li, Li Jiacheng, Ka-shing
Born 13 June 1928 · Q20151
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2026· 1 entry
2025· 1 entry
AFP Fact Check rated the claim “Screenshot shows Li Ka-shing's home on Deep Water Bay for sale” False.
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2022· 2 entries
Awarded Tatler Most Influential Hong Kong (2022).
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The business was fined £240,000 for discharging untreated sewage into a water course in northeast England over a period of two days
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2021· 1 entry
Awarded Tatler Most Influential Hong Kong (2021).
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2020· 1 entry
The Li Ka Shing Foundation has supported the global fight against COVID-19 by sourcing protection gear from around the world and funding medical research and services
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2019· 4 entries
AFP Fact Check rated the claim “Li Ka-shing authorised pro-democracy slogan's projection onto Hong Kong building” FALSE.
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Reported net worth: $31.7B (as of 2019).
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And 2020, the Li Ka Shing Foundation granted over HK$200 million in support of medical and welfare services for Hong Kong
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Forbes put Li in the list of most generous philanthropists outside of the US
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2018· 2 entries
The Li Ka Shing Foundation and CK Hutchison Holdings donated US$5 million for Palu-Donggala disaster relief, after Tsunami and Earthquake in Indonesia
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Li Ka Shing donated HK$10 million to Food Angel, a program that provides hot meals for people in need
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2017· 3 entries
The Li Ka Shing Foundation donated US$3 million (A$3
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With the support of a £20 million gift from the Li Ka Shing Foundation, Oxford University launched the Big Data Institute
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Will have one-person-one-vote to choose the chief executive, I probably just said it a little early
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2016· 1 entry
Continued investments in technology companies and Horizons Ventures led a US$55 million Series A round in Blockstream, the leader in blockchain related technologies, and also invested in a startup incubator fund Expa,
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2015· 1 entry
When CKI entered into an agreement with the ATO
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2014· 2 entries
The Li Ka Shing Foundation provided a US$10 million gift to support UC Berkeley and UC San Francisco to jointly launch the Innovative Genomics Initiative (IGI), based on a new technology discovered at UC Berkeley by Prof
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“s future was if the government failed to ensure passage of the 2014–15 round of political reform. Li”
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2013· 5 entries
A claim was lodged by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) against Cheung Kong Infrastructure (CKI) to pay approximately A$370 million in unpaid tax, penalties and interest relating to tax disputes concerning SA Power Ne
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Horizons Ventures invested in bitcoin payment company BitPay
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Li granted US$130 million to establish the Guangdong Technion – Israel Institute of Technology in Guangdong Province as a joint venture between Technion – Israel Institute of Technology and Shantou University
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To establish three exchange programs: the Li Ka Shing Initiative for Innovation in Legal Education, the Li Ka Shing Liberal Arts Exchange Initiative and the Li Ka Shing Program in International Business between McGill an
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Li Ka-shing donated US$2 million to the University of California, San Francisco to support their advance precision medicine initiative
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2011· 1 entry
Horizons Ventures invested in Summly, a website-summarizing app
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2006· 1 entry
Li sold 20% of Hutchison's ports business to Singapore rival PSA Corporation, making a US$3
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2005· 4 entries
Awarded Commander of the Legion of Honour (2005).
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(with all proceedings donated, see below)
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Li donated US$40 million to the University of California, Berkeley, citing that he was impressed with the university's accomplishments in the biosciences
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Li announced a HK$1 billion (US$128 million) donation to the Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong
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2001· 1 entry
Won Grand Bauhinia Medal (2001).
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2000· 1 entry
Awarded Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (2000).
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1998· 1 entry
An outcome not possible under Hong Kong law
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1997· 1 entry
Awarded honorary doctor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (1997).
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1996· 1 entry
On his way home after work by gangster Cheung Tze-keung (aka "Big Spender")
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1992· 1 entry
Awarded honorary doctor of the Peking University (1992).
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1986· 1 entry
Awarded honorary doctor of the University of Hong Kong (1986).
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1984· 1 entry
The company also moved its legal domicile from Hong Kong to another British overseas territory – Bermuda, in anticipation of the transfer of sovereignty of Hong Kong to People's Republic of China in 1997
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1981· 2 entries
Career landmark: justice of the peace (1981).
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Resulted in the founding of Shantou University (STU) and the Shantou University Medical College, near his hometown of Chaozhou
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1980· 1 entry
With a focus on education, medical services and research initiatives
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1979· 1 entry
Li purchased a major stake in Hutchison Whampoa from Hong Kong Bank through Cheung Kong
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1977· 1 entry
Was the key to challenging Hongkong Land as the premier property developer in Hong Kong
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1971· 1 entry
Li officially named his real estate development company Cheung Kong (長江實業)
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1962· 1 entry
Until her sudden death on New Year's Day 1990 due to a suspected drug overdose (other sources name the cause as cardiac arrest)
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1958· 1 entry
Believing rents would continue to rise, Li decided to purchase a site and develop his own factory building
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1950· 2 entries
After learning how to operate a plant, Li founded a plastic manufacturing company in Hong Kong with personal savings and funds borrowed from relatives
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Started his own company, Cheung Kong Industries
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1928· 2 entries
Born 1928-06-13.
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To Teochew parents named Li Yun-ching (1898–1943) and Cheung Bik-chin (1893–1984)
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