The Brief Introduction of Mr.Li Ka-shing Good morning,my fellow clamates,today,talking about the theme surrrounding value,it would be my great pleasure to tell you a story of a man who owns the largest buine empire in Asia.Maybe you’ve got the idea of who he is ,yes,he is Li Ka-shing, the Chairman of Cheung Kong (Holdings) Limited and Hutchison Whampoa Limited.Cheung Kong (Holdings) Limited is the flagship of the Cheung Kong Group which has busine operations in 56 countries around the world and employs around 240,000 staff.In Hong Kong alone, the Group includes eleven listed companies with a combined market capitalization of approximately HK$827 billion.Hutchison Whampoa Limited is a Fortune Global 500 company.
Although he is one of the richest guys in the world,his life begins...Born in 1928 in Chiu Chow, a coastal city in the southeastern part of China, Mr.Li fled to Hong Kong with his family to avoid the war.His father suffered from tuberculosis and paed away in Hong Kong.Shouldering the responsibility of looking after the livelihood of the family, Mr.Li was forced to leave school before the age of 15 and found a job in a plastics trading company where he labored 16 hours a day.The tough environment has enable Li eential qualities to compete in the financial market,and then his career rise rapidly.By 1950, his hard work, prudence and his pursuit of excellence had enabled him to start his own company, Cheung Kong Industries.From manufacturing plastics, Mr.Li led and developed his company into a leading real estate investment company in Hong Kong that was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 1972.Cheung Kong continued to expand by acquiring Hutchison Whampoa and Hongkong Electric Holdings Limited in 1979 and 1985 respectively.After the ultimate succe in his busine,Li also do his part to feedback the whole society.Mr.Li believes that an equitable society can only be achieved if each and every individual is ready and willing to do his or her part.In 1980, Mr.Li set up a charitable foundation with a miion to nurture \"a culture of giving\" in our society.The Li Ka Shing Foundation focuses on a two-pronged approach: capacity empowerment through education, and the building of a caring society through medical and healthcare related projects.To date, the Li Ka Shing Foundation and other private charitable Foundations established by Mr.Li have supported numerous charitable activities with grants, sponsorship and commitments of HK$8.3 billion.
To sum up,as Mr.Li often says:”’impoible’ exists only in the dictionary of fools.”hold the greatest hope, for the greatest endeavor, make the worst plan,we all can find out our true value,which guarantee us the far-reaching suce! My lecture is over,thanks for listening.
