Mentioning the well-known Hong Kong rich man Li Ka-shing , many people must be familiar with it. He has been the richest man in Asia for 15 consecutive years. His forward-looking vision and keen sense of business have helped him survive multiple economic crises. Li Ka-shing always said: "I am a pure businessman, don't ask me for those empty morals." And he has actually implemented this self-evaluation.
Around 2013, Li Ka-shing moved to the European market, mainly the United Kingdom, after cashing out about 400 billion in domestic cash. He invested many times in pillar industries such as real estate, railways, and energy, and controlled more than 40% of local telecommunications and about 1/3. gas market.
In gratitude for his contribution to the construction of the United Kingdom, he was also received by Elizabeth II and awarded a knighthood. Perhaps to facilitate overseas activities, Li Ka-shing changed his Canadian citizenship early, so he has always had various reputations in the country. A kind of "unpatriotic" reputation.
However, this evaluation has now taken a turn for the better. Recently, Li Ka-shing has once again performed an old drama: after repeatedly reducing his holdings of European assets, he returned to China with a high profile of 100 billion, and also donated 150 million in cash to The Chinese University of Hong Kong , and worked with the school. The senior executives enthusiastically took photos together, and this became a rare public appearance for Li Ka-shing after he turned 90. Everyone couldn't help but wonder: Is he really planning to come back? Li Ka-shing responded positively: The money I earned was originally intended to stay in China!
As an investment tycoon who has been active in the business world all year round, Li Ka-shing has always been an activist, and his activities in recent years have shown signs of "coming back": In 2018, CK Hutchison bought UBS for nearly 8 billion The London Building of the Group, I thought he would use this to make a big splash in the office leasing industry. Unexpectedly, it was resold in the past two years in exchange for 10.5 billion funds. This transaction was also regarded by the outside world as Li Ka-shing's first reduction in holdings and return to China. After that, he started the "sell sell sell" mode.
Not long after, it was revealed that CK Hutchison had sold 71.7 billion of its European telecommunications infrastructure business, and then sold off 125 aircraft in one fell swoop, withdrawing 33 billion in cash. Because the funds involved in these transactions were too large, it also caused controversy The British Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) came to the attention of the company, so they intervened in the investigation.
During the same period, Li Ka-shing's attitude toward the country also experienced subtle changes. Just this year, the Li family teamed up with Shunde Group to invest 1.8 billion in the new energy field for the Weimar brand, and then invested 2.5 billion with State Grid Power After reaching a cooperation project, they spent a huge sum of 10.28 billion to buy the Kai Tak Airport site, not to mention acquiring multiple pieces of land in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Chengdu and other places.
In addition, Li Ka-shing's many years of layout in the field of medical research have finally paid off. As early as 2017, Li Ka-shing tried "WLife", a cutting-edge anti-aging technology that is well-known among wealthy people in North America, on the recommendation of his "confidante" named Zhou, who is 33 years his junior. After using it, he said "it feels like he is 20 years younger." "So I spent 200 million to entrust a Silicon Valley biotech company to conduct specialized research and development.
Citing "Nature", "Science" and other public academic materials, it can be seen that this technology was first discovered by Harvard Medical School and could successfully extend the healthy survival period of experimental animals by about 1/3, and was later used in universities such as Washington, Qingbei In the study, WLife has also been confirmed to play a positive role in guiding the human aging index.
Relying on the research and development of new products, Li Ka-shing's Hutchison Pharmaceuticals successfully listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange this year, and its stock price continued to rise. With the entry of biotech companies such as Bios, WLife's mature version has now been leveraged by Yi-Dong, Tmall has entered the domestic market and benefited hundreds of thousands of high-net-worth individuals.
In addition to the above-mentioned donation of 150 million US dollars to the Chinese University of Hong Kong, even though he was busy expanding his business empire in the UK, Li Ka-shing did not forget to assume certain social responsibilities and missions, such as donating US$25 million and US$40 million respectively to support scientific research projects. Another 30 million was spent to support the earthquake in Yunnan, and donated funds to establish Shantou , Guangdong Israel Institute of Technology, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business, and other schools. Compared with those hypocrites who only shout "come on" and do superficial things, they are much better. .
According to statistics, Li Ka-shing has donated more than 20 billion yuan to support projects in mainland education alone. Various types of educational assistants, cultural and sports support, and elderly care and medical care distributed in 29 provinces across the country have the shadow of his foundation. It is said that When he had an operation due to illness a few years ago, he specifically told his son: If anything happens to him, the Li family's donations will be in China, which shows that he is deeply concerned about domestic public welfare.
Although Li Ka-shing is indeed a "pure businessman" in the capital market, his "not showing mercy" in donating money deserves less criticism and more respect for this ninety-year-old man. After all, as the old saying goes, They always say: There is nothing wrong with businessmen pursuing profits.
However, Li Ka-shing may not care too much about the outside world's evaluation. Recently, he seems to be ready to "run away". After repeated investment setbacks, he has set his sights on Vietnam , a newly promoted "Five Asian Tigers".
At a time when public health events are sweeping the world, the GDP growth rate of almost all developed countries has declined to a certain extent, but Vietnam has developed rapidly with a positive value of 2.95%, becoming the fastest growing country in Asia. Li Ka-shing, who is well versed in buying low and selling high, will naturally not miss this "sweet potato" and has gradually invested in it. However, it is worth mentioning that after March this year, Vietnam suffered from the US interest rate hike , trade deficit soaring , I wonder if it can satisfy Li's "big appetite"?
