මේ ඉන්නේ ආසියාවේ පොහොසත්ම කෙනා..ඉන්නේ Hong Kong වල..නම ලී කාෂින් (Li Ka-shing).වයස 85ක් ලු..Hutchison Whampoa limited එකේ අයිතිකාරයා..
මෙයාගේ worth එක US$31 billion
මෙයාගේ worth එක US$31 billion
SEIKO watches owned by Li Ka-shing
Shou ji tianfu owned by Li Ka-shing
Cheung Kong Centre owned by Li Ka-shing
Sunseeker yacht owned by Li Ka-shing
Gulfstream G550 Private jet owned by Li Ka-shing
Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing has held on to his title as Asia's richest person, staying ahead of Macau casino mogul Lui Che-woo, according to Bloomberg on Friday.
Li Ka Shing The richest person of East Asian descent and the eleventh richest person in the world with an estimated wealth of US$31 billion. He is one of the most powerful men in China and is based in Honk Kong. Being a Chairman of Hutchison Whampoa Limited (HWL) and Cheung Kong Holdings his company is the world's largest operator of container terminals and the world's largest health and beauty retail. Li was nicknamed as ‘Superman’ in Hong Kong where his global business is based.Although Li is Asia’s wealthiest person but this journey was not an easy one for him. When he was just 12 his family had to vacant China due to Japanese invasion of China and the whole family came to Honk Kong. Li had very little chance to take any formal education as he was too young when his father died and he had to look after the family. who would believe that one of the richest person on earth had once sold plastic watchbands, flowers and belts to raise money for daily bread.By the time he was in his early twenties, in 1950, Li was privileged enough to start Cheung Kong Industries in few years he became a notable name in Honk Kong. From industrialized plastics, Li soon developed his foremost real estate investment company in Hong Kong that was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 1972. A young boy from China who had to do low profile jobs to raise his family is a powerful name across the globe lives a luxurious life. Li owns a sprawling yacht ‘Sunseeker yacht’ and a grand mansion in Shou ji tianfu.
Li is fond of flying hence he also owns a luxurious private plane , Gulfstream 550 which is one of the most comfortable privet jets around the world. Li has two sons who are also prominent business magnets in Hong Kong. Although he has a lavish lifestyle but Li is famous for his simple dressing sense as once in 1990s he wore a $50 timepiece from Citizen Watch Co. and still is not a brand conscious man. It seems he is the true follower of the saying “simplicity is the best policy”.
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