Hutchison Whampoa, controlled by Asia’s richest man, Li Ka-shing, is planning to float its healthcare and beauty retail business Watsons with in the next 12 to 18 months, a Hong Kong newspaper...
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- Oct 3, 2013
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Li Ka-Shing
Often referred to as “Superman” in Hong Kong because of his business prowess, Li Ka-shing is the richest businessman in Asia, and chairs conglomerate Hutchison Whampoa and Cheung Kong Holdings, a property group. Li turned Cheung Kong Industries into a top property group, and Cheung Kong expanded to acquire Hutchison Whampoa in 1979 and Hongkong Electric in 1985. Li is a noted philanthropist and heads a charitable foundation that is a shareholder in Facebook.
30 Sep 2013
Tycoon Li Ka-shing has donated US$130 million to a top Israeli science institute to help build a campus in his home town in Guangdong province in a joint project with Shantou University.
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22 Sep 2013
Having stayed quiet for a while, Asia's richest man stole the limelight last week by warning Hong Kong about Shanghai's new free-trade zone. Li Ka-shing said Hong Kong people may be...
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19 Sep 2013
But just what sort of impact will this be, Mr Li, and how quickly do you think it will come? Could you let us have your thoughts in more detail, please?
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19 Sep 2013
Hong Kong dealmaker par excellence Li Ka-shing, fondly known to locals as Superman, says Shanghai's free-trade zone could be Kryptonite to the city in which he built his fortune.
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17 Sep 2013
Shanghai's new free-trade zone will have a bigger and quicker impact on Hong Kong than most people imagine, Asia's richest man, Li Ka-shing, said yesterday.
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Hong Kong’s richest man Li Ka-shing is still paying down the HK$1 billion donation he promised to the University of Hong Kong’s medical school eight years ago, the institution’s vice chancellor...
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Facing Tolo Harbour, the two-storey block at Tsz Shan Monastery sits on premises of 22,789 sq ft and is separated by an electric fence from the rest of the house.
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Wal-Mart Stores is considering making a bid for the Hong Kong supermarket business being sold by a company controlled by Asia’s richest man Li Ka-shing, people familiar with the matter told...
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Conglomerate Hutchison Whampoa's disappointing performance in its port business in Guangdong and Hong Kong underlines a worrying prospect for trade flow in the 'factory of the world', according to...
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Cheung Kong (Holdings), controlled by billionaire Li Ka-shing, says it will continue to pursue quality investments in Hong Kong and abroad. It reported a 30 per cent fall in first-half profit,...
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Li Ka-shing's decision to end two decades of media briefings on the interim results of his flagship firms, Hutchison Whampoa and Cheung Kong, sparked a frenzy of speculation among journalists.
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