Lee Shau-kee

For the actor with the same Chinese name, see Lee Siu-kei.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Lee.
The Honourable
Lee Shau-kee
GBM
李兆基
Lee in 2013
Born (1928-03-07) 7 March 1928 (age 96)
Shunde, Guangdong, Republic of China
CitizenshipHong Kong
Occupation(s)Founder and former long-time Chairman of Henderson Land Development
ex-Chairman of Hong Kong and China Gas
ex-Chairman of Miramar Hotel[1]
SpouseLau Wai-kuen (divorced)
Websitewww.leeshaukee.com.hk

Lee Shau-kee GBM (Chinese: 李兆基; born 7 March 1928) is a Hong Kong business magnate, investor, and philanthropist.[2] 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.[3]

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.[4] Before the handover of Hong Kong in 1997, he was the fourth-richest person in world.[5]

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.[6]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Forbes Profile: Lee Shau Kee". Forbes. 11 June 2021.
  3. ^ Hong Kong second richest man Lee Shau Kee steps down as property company chair, AFP via HKFP, 28 May 2019
  4. ^ "Real Time Billionaires". Forbes. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  5. ^ "HK remains best place for business CCTV News - CNTV English". Archived from the original on 5 July 2012.
  6. ^ [1], South China Morning Post. Retrieved December 2015.