Which nationality is Li Ka-shing?

Chinese nationality.

Li Ka-shing (July 29, 1928 -), Han nationality, was born in Chao'an County, Chaozhou, Guangdong. His ancestral home is Chaoshan area, Guangdong. He is a senior consultant of Cheung Kong Hutchison Industrial Co., Ltd. and Cheung Kong Holdings Co., Ltd. He has been the richest man in Hong Kong for 21 consecutive years and the richest Chinese man for 15 consecutive years since 1999. In 2020, "Forbes" released a list of Hong Kong's richest people, showing that Li Ka-shing ranked second with a net worth of US$29.4 billion.

In June 1939, Li Ka-shing, who had just entered junior high school, moved to Hong Kong with his family, and the family stayed at the home of his uncle Zhuang Jing'an. Began investing in real estate in 1958. In 1979, he purchased "Hutchison Whampoa", an established British-funded commercial bank, becoming the first Chinese to acquire a British-funded commercial bank.

Extended information

“When life throws a lemon, you are the one who can squeeze it into lemon juice. Only by drawing your own unique soul map can you discover love You are the one who has life, you are thinking, capable, and responsible, and you establish yourself; you are the one who has principles, ideals, and pursues selflessness." Li Ka-shing borrowed the "Lemon Juice Outlook on Life" at the "2011 Graduation Ceremony" of Shantou University. , encouraging young people to live their own wonderful lives.

Most young friends envy Li Ka-shing’s current wealth, fame and status, but they don’t know much about the suffering, adversity and challenges Li Ka-shing has experienced. When Li Ka-shing was a child, his father unfortunately contracted lung disease due to overwork. In order to treat his father's illness, the family lived a very poor life. Two meals of gruel and the vegetable leaves collected by his mother at the market were enough for the day. . After his father passed away, 14-year-old Li Ka-shing was forced to leave school and use his young shoulders to resolutely shoulder the burden of supporting his loving mother and raising his younger siblings.

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