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10 Facts About Li Ka-shing

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Li Ka-shing is the senior advisor for CK Hutchison Holdings and CK Asset Holdings, after he retired from the Chairman of the Board in May 2018; through it, he is an investor, developer, and operator of the largest health and beauty retailer in Asia and Europe.

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Li Ka-shing lived in the same house for decades, in what has now become one of the most expensive districts in Hong Kong, Deep Water Bay in Hong Kong Island.

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Some time between late 2009 and early 2010, Li Ka-shing led a Series B round of financing for Siri Inc.

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Li Ka-shing is still involved in the conglomerate as a senior advisor.

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Besides business through his flagship companies CK Asset Holdings and CK Hutchison Holdings, Li Ka-shing has personally invested extensively in real estate in Singapore and Canada.

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Li Ka-shing was the single largest shareholder of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, the fifth largest bank in Canada, until the sale of his share in 2005.

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Li Ka-shing is the majority shareholder of a major energy company, Husky Energy, based in Alberta, Canada.

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Li Ka-shing was the daughter of his maternal uncle, Cheung Jing-on and his wife, Hew Bik-yin, who were from the Chaoshan region.

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Li Ka-shing has two sons, Victor and Richard, both Canadian citizens.

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Li Ka-shing paid a ransom of directly to Cheung, who had come to his house.