Lee shau kee biography for kids

Hong Kong real estate billionaire

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

In this Chinese name, the family name is Lee.

Lee Shau-keeGBM (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 h