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List Of Hong Kong People By Net Worth
The following is a Forbes list of Hong Kong billionaires is based on an annual assessment of wealth and assets compiled and published by ''Forbes'' magazine on April 6, 2021. List See also * Lists of billionaires * List of countries by the number of billionaires * List of Hong Kong people * List of wealthiest families Various lists of the richest families in the world (excluding royal families or autocratic ruling dynasties) are published internationally, by ''Forbes'' as well as other business magazines. There is a distinction between wealth held by identifi ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Hong Kong people by net worth Lists of people by wealth Economy of Hong Kong-related lists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billionaire
A billionaire is a person with a net worth of at least one billion (1,000,000,000, i.e., a thousand million) units of a given currency, usually of a major currency such as the United States dollar, euro, or pound sterling. The American business magazine ''Forbes'' produces a global list of known U.S. dollar billionaires every year and updates an Internet version of this list in real time. The American oil magnate John D. Rockefeller became the world's first confirmed U.S. dollar billionaire in 1916. As of 2018, there are over 2,200 U.S. dollar billionaires worldwide, with a combined wealth of over US$ 9.1 trillion, up from in 2017. According to a 2017 Oxfam report, the top eight richest billionaires own as much combined wealth as "half the human race". As of 2021, eight people have reached the status of USD hectobillionaires, meaning that each has had a net worth of at least $100 billion. Current U.S. dollar billionaires According to the ''UBS/PwC Billionaires Report ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Kum Kee
Lee Kum Kee Company Limited () is a Hong Kong-based food company which specializes in manufacturing a wide range of Chinese and Asian sauces. Founded by Lee Kum Sheung in 1888 in Nanshui, Guangdong. Lee Kum Kee produces over 200 Chinese-style sauces, including oyster sauce, soy sauce, hoisin sauce, XO sauce, one-step recipe sauce, chili sauce, cooking ingredients, and dipping sauce. The group also purchased London's landmark Walkie-Talkie skyscraper in July 2017 for £1.3bn, which was a record-breaking transaction for a single building in the UK. History The company is based in Hong Kong but its products are sold in over 100 countries worldwide including China, and in many overseas markets, including North America, Europe, Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand. Its primary brand, Lee Kum Kee () is popular throughout China and the overseas Chinese community. Lee Kum Kee was named Most Popular Brand On-line at the 2004 Hong Kong Top Brand Awards. The company was founded by Lee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chan Tseng-hsi
Chan may refer to: Places *Chan (commune), Cambodia *Chan Lake, by Chan Lake Territorial Park in Northwest Territories, Canada People *Chan (surname), romanization of various Chinese surnames (including 陳, 曾, 詹, 戰, and 田) * Chan Caldwell (1920–2000), Canadian football coach *Chan Gailey (born 1952), American football coach * Chan Kai-kit (born 1952), Macanese businessman * Chan Reec Madut, South Sudanese jurist *Chan Romero (born 1941), American rock and roll singer, songwriter, and musicians * Chan Santokhi (born 1959), President of Suriname and former chief of police *Bang Chan (born 1997), member of the South Korean boy band Stray Kids *Heo Chan (born 1995), member of the South Korean boy band Victon *Ta Chan, nom de guerre of Cambodian war criminal Mam Nai Computing and media *chan-, an abbreviation for channels in Internet Relay Chat (IRC) *chan, a common suffix for the title of an imageboard CHAN *African Nations Championship or ''Championnat d'Afrique des Nati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biel Crystal
, french: Biennois(e) , neighboring_municipalities= Brügg, Ipsach, Leubringen/Magglingen (''Evilard/Macolin''), Nidau, Orpund, Orvin, Pieterlen, Port, Safnern, Tüscherz-Alfermée, Vauffelin , twintowns = Iserlohn (Germany) Biel/Bienne (official bilingual wording; , ) is a town and a municipality in the Biel/Bienne administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Biel/Bienne lies on the language boundary between the French-speaking and German-speaking parts of Switzerland, and is bilingual throughout. ''Biel'' is the German name for the town; ''Bienne'' its French counterpart. The town is often referred to in both languages simultaneously. Since 1 January 2005, the official name has been "Biel/Bienne". Until then, the town was officially named Biel. The town lies at the foot of the first mountain range of the Jura Mountains area, guarding the only practical connection to Jura, on the northeastern shores of Lake Biel (, ), sharing the easter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lam Wai Ying
Lam Wai Ying () is a Chinese billionaire businesswoman, and the chair and 49% owner of Biel Crystal Manufactory, manufacturer of touch screens for smartphones. She co-founded Biel with her husband Yeung Kin-man (楊建文). As of December 2020, her net worth was estimated at US$9.3 billion. Career Lam's Biel Crystal is based in Kwun Tong, Hong Kong, and its manufacturing facilities are based in China, which employs about 100,000 people. In November 2017, Lam was assessed by ''Forbes'' as being the 67th most powerful woman in the world. Lam is also the co-owner of High Grand Development, a real estate development company. In 2018, Lam was ranked #5 as the Top 10 Richest Self-Made Women in the World. Technically, her husband owns 51% of Biel Crystal while she owns the remaining 49%. In January 2017, the couple purchased a HK$ 2.8 billion property in Hong Kong's Victoria Peak through their real estate investment vehicle High Grand Development, an 8-apartment they plan to redev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shimao Property
Shimao Group Holdings Ltd. (), formerly Shimao Property Holdings Ltd. (Chinese:世茂集团控股有限公司), is a diversified real estate development company that specializes in property development, property investment, and hotel operations in the People's Republic of China. The group develops large-scale residential projects, hotels, and other commercial buildings in prime locations, and it is one of the largest property developers in the People's Republic of China. As of February 2013, Shimao Property Holdings Ltd. owned a bank of land totaling 36.2 million square meters, making it one of the top real estate developers in China in terms of land bank size. The group's projects have been well received by property buyers and investors in China and internationally, and they have won several awards. The group is headquartered in Wan Chai, Hong Kong, and Shanghai. History Shimao Property Holdings Ltd. was founded in 2001 by Chinese entrepreneur and billionaire, Hui Wing Mau. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hui Wing Mau
Xu Rongmao (; born 1950), or Hui Wing Mau in Cantonese, is a Chinese-Australian entrepreneur and billionaire, and the founder and the chairman of Shimao Property. Xu is estimated to be one of the largest property developers in Shanghai. According to Forbes in 2021, his net worth is estimated at $10.3bn. Biography Xu was born in Shishi, Fujian Province, the oldest of the eight children. After graduating from high school during the Cultural Revolution in the 1960s, he was sent to the countryside to work as a barefoot doctor. In the 1970s, he emigrated to Hong Kong and worked as a textile worker. Property development In 1988, he claimed to invest million in a knitting factory in his hometown, but he intended to build a hotel instead, although investments in private hotels were forbidden at that time. However, as soon as the construction was completed, the government policy was changed to allow private owners to have their hotels. Then Xu became the owner of the first pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinese Estates Holdings
Chinese Estates Holdings Limited () is a major Chinese investment holding company, based in Hong Kong. Its subsidiaries are principally engaged in property investment and development, brokerage, securities investment and money lending. The company is organized into five divisions: property development and trading, which is engaged in property development and sales of properties; property leasing, which is engaged in property rental; money lending, which is engaged in loan financing; listed securities investment and treasury products, which is engaged in listed securities investment and trading, over-the counter trading and structured products, and unlisted securities investment, investment holding and brokerage, which is engaged in unlisted securities investment, trading and brokerage. Joseph Lau holds a major stake in Chinese Estates Holdings. On March 13, 2006, the company acquired 100% equity Equity may refer to: Finance, accounting and ownership *Equity (finance), owne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Lau
Joseph Lau Luen-hung (; born 21 July 1951) is a Hong Kong billionaire. Lau is the former chairman of property developer Chinese Estates. He is an avid art and wine collector. His fortune is estimated by ''Forbes'' at $13.3 billion as of September 2021. In 2014, he became a convicted felon and fugitive in Macau. Life and career Joseph Lau was born on July 19 , 1951 in Hong Kong. He has a younger brother Thomas and two younger sisters. Lau attended the University of Windsor in Canada before returning to join his family's business making electric fans in 1974. In 1978, he renamed the company Evergo Industrial Enterprise. In 1982, the company held an initial public offering in Hong Kong. In 1985, Lau switched Evergo's business focus to investment-holding and property-management services. Lau became the majority shareholder of Chinese Estates Holdings when he acquired a 43% stake in the company through Evergo in 1986. Since then, he's expanded his real estate investments thro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hikvision
Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd., often shortened to Hikvision, is a Chinese state-owned manufacturer and supplier of video surveillance equipment for civilian and military purposes, headquartered in Hangzhou, Zhejiang. Due to its involvement in mass surveillance of Uyghurs, the Xinjiang internment camps, and national security concerns, the company has been placed under sanctions from the U.S. and European governments. History Hikvision was founded in 2001 by Zhejiang HIK Information Technology Co., Ltd. () with the company having a 51% stake and Gong Hongjia () a 49% stake at that time. Hikvision has been listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange since 2010. In October 2016, the company concluded a deal to use Movidius' computer vision technology. In May 2017, Hikvision established Hikstorage, a subsidiary focused on the production of storage devices. In January 2021, the company won a US$33 million, 1,900-camera smart city project in Shanghe County, Shando ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gong Hongjia
Gong Hongjia (; born 1965), or known as his official Hong Kong transliteration Kung Hung Ka, is a Chinese billionaire businessman (with Hong Kong permanent resident status), vice-chairman and the second largest shareholder in Hikvision, a security equipment supplier. He was ranked 15 in the ''Forbes'' 2017 China Rich List, as well as 144th in 2021 ''Forbes'' billionaires list in May 2021, with a net worth of US$14.4 billion at that time. Early life Gong was born in mainland China in 1965. He was educated at Huazhong University of Science and Technology, graduating with a degree in computer science. Career Gong became a trader of electronic goods in Southern China (Guangzhou and British Hong Kong) after his graduation. He emigrated to Hong Kong in 1992, 5 years before the handover of the colony to China. He formerly owned radio manufacturer Tecsun (now known as Tecsun Science & Technology) and smart card company Watchdata. In 2001, he co-invested in Hikvision for 49% stake. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sun Hung Kai Properties
Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited (SHKP; ) is a listed corporation and the largest property developer in Hong Kong as of 2019. The company is controlled by the Kwok family trust, largely the Kwok brothers. The Kwok family trust was set up by Kwok Tak-seng, who co-founded the company. History Early years The group was one of many non-British owned companies that overtook the British trading companies or 'hongs' that dominated the financial order in Hong Kong prior to 1997. The predecessor of the group, Sun Hung Kai Enterprises Co., Ltd. (), was founded in 1963 by Kwok Tak-seng, together with Fung King-hey and Lee Shau Kee. The current legal person of the holding company of the group, Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited, was incorporated on 14 July 1972 and was listed on the Hong Kong stock exchanges on 23 August 1972. In 1973, SHKP acquired Hong Yip Service Company Limited. In 1977, SHKP moved its head office to Connaught Centre, Central (now known as Jardine House). In 1978, SHK ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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