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The legendary Chinese self-made entrepreneur, Li Ka-shing, was voted one of the world's most influential business leaders by TIME, the most powerful financial figure in Hong Kong by Capital magazine, and Asia's richest person by Forbes (as of November 2015).Young and old, they know the name "Li Ka-shing". The old know him as the King of Plastic Flowers, while the young and younger know him as the real estate mogul, the Chinese multi-billionaire.From the hardships in his early life to the humble beginning of his plastic factory, today, Li's diversified business touches virtually every aspect of Hong Kong life and stretches from one end of the globe to the other, and this is his story...
Nicknamed Superman, Li Ka-Shing is revered as one of the most influential businessmen in Asia.
Li retired as chairman of CK Hutchison Holdings and CK Asset Holdings in May 2018 but remains senior advisor.
At the announcement of his retirement, Li joked that he'd been "working for a long time, too long."
His son Victor now heads the conglomerate, which has more than 300,000 employees and operates in more than 50 nations.
Li started Cheung Kong plastics, named after the Yangtze River, in 1950 at age 21 with $6,500 in savings and loans from relatives.
His Li Ka Shing Foundation has donated more than $3.8 billion; over 80% has gone to Greater China.
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