Li Ka-shing, the richest man in Asia
was born in Chaozhou, Guangdong Province in p>1928. His father was a primary school principal. In 194, the whole family fled to Hong Kong to escape the oppression of the Japanese invaders. Two years later, my father died of illness. In order to support his mother and three younger siblings, Li Ka-shing was forced to drop out of school to make a living in society.
at first, Li Ka-shing worked as a salesman for a toy manufacturing company. Although busy at work, Li Ka-shing, who is out of school, still goes to night school to study and catch up on culture in her spare time. Due to his diligence and cleverness, he was promoted to the general manager of plastic toy factory before he was 2 years old. Two years later, Li Ka-shing seized the opportunity to set up his own plastic factory with the $7, he usually saved. He named it "Changjiang Plastic Factory".
in p>1958, Li Ka-shing began to invest in the real estate market. With his unique vision and shrewd development strategy, "Yangtze River" quickly became a major real estate development and investment industrial company in Hong Kong. When Changjiang Industry went public in 1972, its shares were oversubscribed by 65 times. By the end of the 197s, he had stood out among the tycoons of his generation.
In p>1979, "Changjiang" bought Hutchison Whampoa, an old British-owned firm, and Li Ka-shing became the first Chinese to buy a British-owned firm. In 1984, "Changjiang" bought the controlling equity of "Hongkong Electric Company". Mr. Li Ka-shing is currently the Chairman and General Manager of the Board of Directors of Cheung Kong Industrial Group Co., Ltd. and the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Hutchison Whampoa Limited. In 1994, the profit of the enterprises it managed reached 2.8 billion dollars after tax. In December, 1995, the market value of the three listed companies of Cheung Kong Industrial Group has exceeded $42 billion.
Li Ka-shing will open a business school in Beijing with a tuition fee of 24, yuan a year
The Li Ka-shing Foundation of Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing will open a business school in Wangfujing Street, a prime location in Beijing, which may be the most expensive in Asia. The annual tuition fee is estimated to be 24, yuan, and it will officially start in September this year.
cheung kong graduate school of business, a higher education institution, is divided into two parts. In September this year, the first batch of 15 students of Executive MBA will be enrolled to start school in Beijing. Another MBA course will be enrolled in March next year and will be taught in Shenzhen. A spokesman for the Li Ka-shing Foundation said yesterday that the details of the school will be announced later. He said that over the years, Li Ka-shing has donated countless different educational organizations and medical projects in the Mainland, and I believe no one will think that these donations are for profit.
cheung kong graduate school of business is the first privately-run MBA program college in the Mainland. Xiang Bing, the first dean of the college and former director of the EMBA Training Center of Guanghua School of Management of Peking University, said that the college is an individual donation, so it is not limited by the shareholding ratio of foreign capital and the terms that it cannot make profits. As for whether academic qualifications are recognized in the Mainland, Xiang Bing said that business administration courses attach importance to standards and strength, and there is no need to dwell on whether academic degrees are recognized.
Li Ka-shing's assets increased by 1%, ranking as the richest man in Asia
This year, Li Ka-shing, Chairman of Cheung Kong Industrial Group, defeated Masayoshi Son, President of Japanese Software Bank, and regained the first place, with total assets reaching US$ 12.6 billion, an increase of US$ 1.3 billion compared with last year, ranking 18th in the world and three places higher than last year.
Li Ka-shing was born in Chaozhou, Guangdong in 1928. At the age of 11, my hometown was invaded by the Japanese? . My father had to take his family away from home and live in Hong Kong. Li Ka-shing studied in Hong Kong for only two years, and his father died of illness, leaving his family in trouble. At the age of 13, he resolutely shouldered the burden of being a small household, dropped out of school and found a job, and stepped into various societies.
at the beginning, Li Ka-shing was a toy? Build a company as a salesman. Although busy at work, Li Ka-shing, who is out of school, still goes to evening classes to study and catch up on his culture in his spare time. Being diligent and eager to learn, smart and capable? Before he was 2, he was promoted to the general manager of the plastic toy factory. Two years later, Li Ka-shing seized the opportunity to set up his own plastic factory with the $7, he usually saved. He named it' Changjiang Plastic Factory'. Speaking of the hardships of starting a business, Li Ka-shing was full of emotion and passion:' At that time, the Yangtze River Plastic Factory only produced some ordinary plastic toys and household items, which were exported to foreign companies for distribution in Europe and America. In the first 1 years, I had to work 7 days a week, at least 16 hours a day, and I had to do self-study at night. In addition, the factory was short of manpower, so I had to buy goods and take orders at the same time, and I often didn't get enough sleep. I had to use two alarm clocks in the morning to wake up, which was the most sad moment every day.
Six of the "Top Ten Working Emperors" in Hong Kong worked for Li Ka-shing.