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Li Ka-shing is HK's richest: Forbes

(Agencies)
Updated: 2010-02-05 11:00
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36, Fong Yun Wah

$940 million

Age: 75

Marital Status: 8 children

Leads Hip Shing Hong, which owns at least 1.5 million square meters of rental space in Hong Kong, including Hip Shing Hong Center, shops, luxury apartments. Space enthusiast has an asteroid named after him. Philanthropist: 2 buildings at Chinese University of Hong Kong named after Fong and his father.

 

37, Harindarpal Banga

$890 million

Age: 59

Marital Status: Married, 2 children

Recruited by Richard Elman 2 decades ago to help run commodities firm Noble. Vice chairman owns 9% of firm. "Harry" has several homes in Hong Kong, where he has lived for 2 decades; India, where he was born; and New York.

 

38, Gordon Wu

$870 million

Age: 74

Marital Status: Married, 4 children

His Hopewell Highway invests in highways, power across southern China's Pearl River Delta.

 

39, Law Kar Po

$860 million

Age: 59

Marital Status: Married, 3 children

Grew up in textile family. Earning own fortune through Lobo Investment. Chairs China Infrastructure Investment. Co-owns, with brother, Park Hotel Group, operator of hotels in Asia. Daughter Wendy helping to develop luxury department store chain, Knightsbridge.

 

40, Tang Hsiang Chien

$850 million

Age: 87

Marital Status: NA

Founder of printed circuit-board maker Meadville. In a move seen as helping Tang's son Henry become Hong Kong's next head of government, Meadville said in December that it would sell and delist assets.

 

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