Li Ka-shing: Hong Kong's Elusive Billionaire
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| Rating | : | 4.89 (620 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0195900766 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 262 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-11-03 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
He eventually built a conglomerate encompassing Canada, Britain, parts of the US, and South America, extending into media, hotels, shipping, oil, and grocery stores.. This is the biography of billionaire Li Ka-shing, the ultimate Hong Kong rags-to-riches success story. The book follows his life from his poor family's flight from the Japanese to Hong Kong in 1940, to his famous takeover of the British hong Hutchison Whampoa in 1979, and expansion of his business empire to become one of the ten richest people in the world. He entered the real estate market in the 1960s, and, by 1979, only the colonial government owned more real estate in Hong Kong than Mr Li. Mr Li entered business as a teenager, selling plastic goods, until at twenty-two, he started his own plastics company, Cheung Kong, specializing in plastic flowers
. Anthony B. Chan is Director and Associate Professor at the Canadian Studies Centre, University of Washington
M. Woods said Not elusive anymore.. Li Ka-shing, the 19th richest man in the world, divested his Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce stock of $1."Not elusive anymore." according to M. Woods. Li Ka-shing, the 19th richest man in the world, divested his Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce stock of $1.2b in January 2005. The money is to be set aside in a Canadian charity.As a CIBC investor, I immediately looked for any books on this billionaire. Last week, I cam. b in January "Not elusive anymore." according to M. Woods. Li Ka-shing, the 19th richest man in the world, divested his Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce stock of $1.2b in January 2005. The money is to be set aside in a Canadian charity.As a CIBC investor, I immediately looked for any books on this billionaire. Last week, I cam. 005. The money is to be set aside in a Canadian charity.As a CIBC investor, I immediately looked for any books on this billionaire. Last week, I cam. Lots of filler, not much meat goody This is a cursory look at someone who must be a fascinating man. A not-so-fascinating book about a fascinating man. Half the book is not even on Li, it's a history lesson of Hong Kong and China.. Honesty for Bezos said Biography of Hong Kong not Li Ka-shing. Vain.
. About the Author Anthony B. Chan is Director and Associate Professor at the Canadian Studies Centre, University of Washington