Lee Shau-kee explained

Honorific Prefix:The Honourable
Lee Shau-kee
Native Name Lang:zh
Honorific Suffix:GBM
Birth Date:1928 3, df=yes
Birth Place:Shunde, Guangdong, Republic of China
Citizenship:Hong Kong
Occupation:Founder and former long-time Chairman of Henderson Land Development
ex-Chairman of Hong Kong and China Gas
ex-Chairman of Miramar Hotel
Spouse:Lau Wai-kuen (divorced)

Lee Shau-kee GBM (; born 7 March 1928) is a Hong Kong business magnate, investor, and philanthropist.[1] He is a real estate tycoon and majority owner of Henderson Land Development, a property conglomerate with interests in property, hotels, restaurants and internet services. In 2019, aged 91, Lee stepped down as chairman and managing director of the company, in favour of two of his sons, Peter and Martin Lee. He retains a role as an executive director.[2]

His personal wealth is estimated to be US$27.8 billion as of July 2024, making him the second wealthiest man in Hong Kong (behind Li Ka-shing), and the 63rd richest in the world.[3] Before the handover of Hong Kong in 1997, he was the fourth-richest person in world.[4]

Since 2006, Lee has accrued profits from his holdings of Mainland-controlled stocks. He is also known as "Uncle Four", one of the very few fourth-born children in the world to have become a multi-billionaire.[5]

Philanthropy

Lee is one of the main sponsors of the HKICC Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity, having donated more than HK$20 million through the Lee Shau Kee Foundation.[6]

In 2007, he donated HK$500 million to the University of Hong Kong[7] and HK$400 million to the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.[8]

In 2015, Lee donated a site in Yuen Long to charity organisation Po Leung Kuk for it to develop Hong Kong's biggest youth hostel. Lee announced that the units would be leased to young people between the ages of 18 and 30 at half the market rate.[9]

Other than public philanthropy, Lee has given his Henderson Land staff cash gifts to celebrate the birth of four of his grandchildren, in amounts totalling HK$60 million over a nine-year period.[10]

In May 2018, Lee donated HK$100 million to Hang Seng Management College supporting its strategic development.[11]

Current positions

Family

Lee has five children, including elder son Peter Lee Ka-kit and younger son Martin Lee Ka-shing, and eight grandchildren.[13] [5]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Forbes Profile: Lee Shau Kee. Forbes. 11 June 2021.
  2. https://www.hongkongfp.com/2019/05/28/hong-kong-second-richest-man-lee-shau-kee-steps-property-company-chair/ Hong Kong second richest man Lee Shau Kee steps down as property company chair
  3. Web site: Real Time Billionaires. 2021-07-09. Forbes. en.
  4. Web site: HK remains best place for business CCTV News - CNTV English. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120705014021/http://english.cntv.cn/program/newshour/20120626/113531.shtml . 5 July 2012 .
  5. http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/economy/article/1864594/hong-kong-tycoon-lee-shau-kee-hands-out-hk15-million-birth?page=all
  6. HKICC Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity "Main sponsor / personMain sponsor / person", HKICC Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity, 26 October 2010
  7. https://www.giving.hku.hk/en/Why-Give/Dr-Lee-Shau-Kee-Donated-Hk-500m-To-Hku.html Dr Lee Shau Kee Donated HK$500M to HKU
  8. http://www.ust.hk/about-hkust/media-relations/press-releases/400m-donation-support-hkusts-drive-towards-world-class-excellence/ $400M Donation to Support HKUST’s Drive Towards World Class Excellence
  9. http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1680359/lee-shau-kee-donates-site-youth-hostel
  10. Web site: Hong Kong tycoon Lee Shau-kee hands out HK$15 million for birth of seventh grandchild. 6 October 2015.
  11. http://www.hsmc.edu.hk/en/李兆基博士捐出港幣一億元%e3%80%80支持恒生管理學院長/ Dr Lee Shau Kee Donated HK$100 Million to Support HSMC’s Strategic Development, 2018-05-07 Retrieved 2018-05-26
  12. https://www.tribalfootball.com/articles/names-revealed-behind-portsmouth-chief-storries-consortium-265831 Names revealed behind Portsmouth chief Storrie's consortium
  13. http://www.china.org.cn/top10/2013-04/28/content_28686333_9.htm Top 10 richest Chinese in the world