Lee Shau-kee, GBM
Lee Shau-kee is chairman of Henderson Land Development, the HK$189 billion real estate empire he founded nearly 40 years ago. The 87-year-old real estate tycoon is the majority owner of a conglomerate with interests in properties, hotels, restaurants and internet services and one of Hong Kong's richest landlords, who also co-founded Sun Hung Kai Properties and Sun Hung Kai & Co. An investor in Hong Kong's iconic International Financial Centre, he has been involved in numerous mainland projects including the Henderson Metropolitan in Shanghai. Other Hong Kong companies he controls include the Miramar Hotel and Hong Kong and China Gas. His younger son, 43-year-old Martin Lee Ka-shing, is vice-chairman of Henderson Investment and set to become its chairman and managing director, as well as of Henderson Land with his older brother Peter Lee Ka-kit.
