Li Ka Shing is popular with the name Sir Ka Shing Li. He was born in the year 1928 on 29th July in Chao’an,Chaozhou of Guangdong Province, Republic of China. Currently, he is the 23rd richest person in the world. He is not only an investor but also a popular business magnate, world’s leading port investor, developer and a philanthropist as well. Li Ka Shing is one of the powerful personalities in entire Asia. His estimated net worth is US $37.7 billion. It is disappointing to know that he would be retiring from the position chairman of the board of Cheung Kong Hutchison Holdings in May 2018, after servicing for 68 years. It is surprising to know he is the operator of the largest health and beauty retailer in Asia and Europe. Isn’t this strange to know he is a high school dropout. He was such a hardworking personality that at the age of 15. He took all the responsibilities after his father’s death. He used to work for 22 hours per day in a plastic trading company. After that he decided to setup his new business and from that phase and soon he becomes a leading industrialist in China. In spite of this, he is the award holder of Justice of the peace in the year 1981, LL.D in the year 1986, then D.SSc in the year 1994. He started his own business of manufacturing plastics in 1950.
Li Ka Shing is among those commendable entrepreneurs of Asia which have a versatile industrial coverage starting from transportation, real estates, financial services, retail to energy and utilities. His conjunctional company Cheung Kong Holdings was so influential in the economy of Hong Kong that it makes 4% of the total market capitalization of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. It happened with the acquisition of Hutchison Whampoa and Hong Kong Electric Holdings Limited. For more details about his business, contact the officials at Li Ka Shing office address. It is honorable to know that he was even awarded by Forbes with Malcolm S. Forbes Lifetime Achievement Award in Singapore on the 5th of September, 2006. He is always in simple black and a very priceless Seiko wristwatch. After becoming so successful, he hasn’t left his house. He still stays in his old house for more than 10 years. He is a very generous person by nature and he donate more than US $2.56 billion for charity and other philanthropic causes. Moreover, in 2001, he has donated $100 million to the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Not only this, but also he contributed £5.3 million and $ 100 million to University Of Cambridge and Lee Kaun Yew School respectively.So he is often called the “Superman Li” as he is generous to help others and due to his business prowess. Li Ka Shing collaborated with the current famous digital wallet service Alibaba’s Jack Ma to bring latest technology in Hong Kong. He is very active in social works also. If you are seeking any type of support from his side, then you can drop an email at Lo Ka Shing email address.