Li Ka-shing

Li Ka-shing is a Hong Kong entrepreneur who built the Cheung Kong Group from a plastics business into a diversified international enterprise spanning property, infrastructure, ports, telecommunications, retail and other sectors. He later became senior adviser to CK Asset Holdings and CK Hutchison Holdings, after retiring as chairman in 2018. Through the Li Ka Shing Foundation, he has supported education, medical research and social-welfare initiatives, including major projects in Hong Kong and mainland China.