Lee Shau-kee

Lee Shau-kee GBM is a Hong Kong-based real estate tycoon and majority owner of Henderson Land Development, a property conglomerate with interests in property, hotels, restaurants and internet services.

• Lee Shau Kee grew up in a poor family that could afford to eat fish or meat only twice a month.
• He cofounded property developer Sun Hung Kai with Kwok Tak-Seng, father of Hong Kong‘s billionaire Kwok brothers.
• He started Henderson Land Development in 1976; the property giant now makes up the bulk of his wealth.
• A dedicated philanthropist, he’s donated more than $400 million toward education over the years.