Li Ka-shing (1928-07-29), Han nationality, was born in Chaoan County, Chaozhou, Guangdong Province, and his ancestral home was in Chaoshan area, Guangdong Province. He used to be a senior consultant of Changjiang Hutchison Industrial Co., Ltd. and Changjiang Industrial Group Co., Ltd., and he was the richest man in Hong Kong for 265,438+0 years in a row, and the richest man in Chinese for 65,438+05 years since 65,438+099. In 2020, according to the list of Hong Kong's richest people published by Forbes, Li Ka-shing ranked second, worth $29.4 billion.

1June, 939, Li Ka-shing, who had just finished junior high school, moved to Hong Kong with his family, and the family lived in his uncle Zhuang Jing 'an's home. 1958 started to invest in real estate. 1979, he acquired Hutchison whampoa, an established British-funded enterprise, and became the first China person to acquire a British-funded enterprise.

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"Life throws a lemon, you can turn it into lemon juice. Only by depicting your own unique spiritual map can you find yourself who loves life, has thinking, ability, responsibility and can build yourself; Have principles, ideals, and pursue you without me. " Li Ka-shing encouraged young people to live a wonderful life of their own at the "20 1 1 graduation ceremony" of Shantou University with "lemon juice outlook on life".

Most young friends envy Li Ka-shing's wealth, fame and status, but they don't know much about Li Ka-shing's sufferings, adversity and challenges. When Li Ka-shing was a child, his father was unfortunately infected with lung disease because of overwork. In order to treat their father, the family lived a very poor life. Two gruel meals, plus vegetables and leaves picked up by his mother in the market, are the food of the day. After his father's death, Li Ka-shing, aged 14, was forced to drop out of school, and resolutely shouldered the burden of supporting his loving mother and raising his siblings with tender shoulders.

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