Lee Shau Kee
Chinese: 李兆基
Pinyin: Lǐ Zhàojī

Born:	January 29, 1928 Shunde, Guangdong, China
Occupation:	Founder, Chairman, Managing Director of Henderson Land Development Company Limited Chairman of Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited Chairman of Miramar Hotel Vice Chairman Independent Non-Executive Director of Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited Member of Board of Directors of Hong Kong Star Ferry Company Limited
Net worth:	USD $17 billion
Spouse:	Lau Wai-kuen (divorced)

Lee Shau Kee (Chinese: 李兆基; Pinyin: Lǐ Zhàojī, born January 29, 1928 in Shunde, Guangdong) is a property developer and majority owner of Henderson Land Development (HKSE:0012), a property conglomerate with interests in properties, hotels, town gas and internet services. He is currently the second wealthiest person in Hong Kong and Greater China Region, just after Li Ka Shing. Hanyu Pinyin (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ), commonly called Pinyin, is the most common variant of Standard Mandarin romanization system in use. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Peoples_Republic_of_China. ... Shunde (顺德) is a county town (and a county) in the Pearl River Delta, Guangdong province, southeast China. ... Guangdong, often spelt as Kwangtung, is a province on the south coast of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Henderson Land Development Co. ... The gasometer of the company at Ma Tau Kok. ... Sun Hung Kai & Company (新鴻基) is a diversifed corporation based in Hong Kong and has operations in Greater China. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The United States dollar is the official currency of the United States. ... Hanyu Pinyin (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ), commonly called Pinyin, is the most common variant of Standard Mandarin romanization system in use. ... January 29 is the 29th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar). ... Shunde (顺德) is a county town (and a county) in the Pearl River Delta, Guangdong province, southeast China. ... Guangdong, often spelt as Kwangtung, is a province on the south coast of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Henderson Land Development Co. ... The Hong Kong Stock Exchange (Traditional Chinese: , also 港交所; abbreviated as HKEX ; SEHK: 0388) is the stock exchange of Hong Kong. ... Greater China (Traditional Chinese: 大中華地區; Simplified Chinese: 大中华地区; pinyin: ) is a term referring collectively to the financial markets and economies of mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and territories administered by the Republic of China (Taiwan). ... This is a Chinese name; the family name is 李 (Lǐ) Sir Li Ka Shing, GBM, KBE (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: , Jyutping: Lei5 Gaa1-sing4, Li2 Gia1-sêng5 gdr, born July 29, 1928), is one of the most famous businessmen in the world for his wealth and his business...

According to Forbes' list of billionaires as of 2007, Lee's wealth is estimated to be $17 billion, ranking him 22nd among the world's richest people.^[1]

Lee has gained a huge profit in Mainland-controlled stocks since 2006. With such considerable return on investment, he has nicknames of "Hong Kong's Buffett" (香港巴菲特) or "Asia's Master of Stock" (亞洲股神). He is still optimistic in Hong Kong Stock Market and particularly has good prospects on the future performance of Mainland real estate stocks. But he reminded investors to sell parts of stocks when Hang Seng Index reached 22,000 points, so as to prevent great losses in stock disaster. ... In finance, the return on investment (ROI) or just return is a calculation used to determine whether a proposed investment is wise, and how well it will repay the investor. ... Warren Buffett (b. ... Real estate is a legal term that encompasses land along with anything permanently affixed to the land, such as buildings. ... The Hang Seng Index (abbreviated: HSI, Chinese: 恒生指數) is a capitalization-weighted stock market index in the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. ...

Current Position

• Founder, Chairman, Managing Director of Henderson Land Development Company Limited
• Chairman of Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited
• Chairman of Miramar Hotel
• Vice Chairman Independent Non-Executive Director of Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited
• Member of Board of Directors of Hong Kong Star Ferry Company Limited

Henderson Land Development Co. ... The gasometer of the company at Ma Tau Kok. ... Sun Hung Kai & Company (新鴻基) is a diversifed corporation based in Hong Kong and has operations in Greater China. ...

See also

• List of billionaires

Forbes magazine annually lists the worlds wealthiest individuals: The Worlds Billionaries. ...

References

1. ^ http://www.forbes.com/lists/2007/10/07billionaires_Lee-Shau-Kee_7PNH.html

External links

• Henderson Land Development
• Hong Kong and China Gas (controlled by Lee's Henderson Land Development)