Changhe is also the largest shareholder of Changjiang Life Science and Technology Group Co., Ltd., holding 45.3 1% of its rights and interests. The company is engaged in research and development, commercialization, promotion and sales of health and agriculture-related products. Mr. Li Ka-shing is currently the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Changjiang Hutchison Industrial Co., Ltd. and Hutchison Whampoa Limited (Hutchison Whampoa). Changhe Group's business covers more than 50 countries around the world and employs more than 290,000 people. The Group has seven listed companies in Hong Kong with a total market value of about 1 197 billion Hong Kong dollars (March 3 1, 2065438). Hutchison Whampoa is one of the Fortune Global 500 companies.
Mr. Li Ka-shing 1928 was born in Chaozhou, the southeast coastal city of China. /kloc-He was forced to drop out of school at the age of 0/2 and fled to Hong Kong with his family. His father later died of lung disease in Hong Kong. Due to the burden of supporting the family, Mr. Li 15 years old worked in a plastic trading company, working 16 hours a day. With his diligence, prudence and pursuit of Excellence, Mr. Li founded Changjiang Industrial Co., Ltd. on 1950, initially dealing in plastic products, and later developed into a leading real estate development company in Hong Kong, which was listed on the Stock Exchange on 1972. 1979 and 1985, Changjiang continued to expand its business through the acquisition of Hutchison Whampoa Co., Ltd. and Hongkong Electric Group Co., Ltd. (renamed Electric Power Industry Co., Ltd.).
Changhe Group was founded in Hong Kong, and its business includes property development and investment, real estate agency and management, port and related services, telecommunications, hotels, retail, energy, infrastructure, finance and investment, e-commerce, building materials, media and life science and technology. Mr. Li is convinced that unity is a city and unity is a city. This belief can be reflected from the fact that he named the company "Yangtze River", because the Yangtze River is a big river in China, which brings together all the rivers. Mr. Li was selected as "Millennium Entrepreneur" by The Times and Ernst & Young.
Li Ka-shing Foundation was founded by Mr. Li on 1980, and its three core strategies are: cultivating dedication culture, promoting education reform and supporting medical development. Mr. Li regards the Foundation as his "third son" and invests one-third of its assets. He believes that human and cultural resources can be enhanced through education, and a caring society can be established through medical services and research, both of which are important social capital. Since its establishment, Li Ka-shing Foundation has donated more than HK$ 654.38+05 billion to education, medical care, culture and public welfare, covering 654.38+09 countries and regions around the world, of which about 90% has been used to support projects in Greater China.
198 1 year, Mr. Li founded Shantou University, the only public university in China, which was founded by private donations, and the promised funding has exceeded HK$ 6.2 billion so far. Shantou University is the core project of the Foundation, and it is also a platform to promote education reform in China. Up to now, Shantou University has trained 65,438+million students, including more than 35,000 Chinese medicine students.
Mr. Li Ka-shing has made great contributions to various societies because of his enthusiasm for public welfare. He was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Cambridge in the UK, the University of Calgary in Canada, Peking University in the Mainland and the University of Hong Kong in Hong Kong. In addition, he was awarded Grand Marshal vasco nunes de balboa, Belgian Leopold Medal, Commander KBE of the British Empire, Grand Bauhinia Medal of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Justice of the Peace, and was awarded Commander of the Legion of Honor by the French government.
Mr. Li Ka-shing has two sons, the eldest son Li Zeju, the managing director and vice chairman of Changjiang Hutchison Industrial Co., Ltd., the vice chairman of Hutchison Whampoa Co., Ltd., the chairman of Changjiang Infrastructure Group Co., Ltd. and the chairman of Changjiang Life Science and Technology Group Co., Ltd., and the youngest son Li Zekai, the chairman of PCCW Co., Ltd., one of the leading information technology and telecommunications companies in Asia.