{"id":82905,"date":"2018-03-16T21:12:50","date_gmt":"2018-03-16T14:12:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/from-plastic-flowers-to-property-and-ports-how-li-ka-shing-became-a-symbol-of-hong-kong\/"},"modified":"2018-03-16T22:03:09","modified_gmt":"2018-03-16T15:03:09","slug":"from-plastic-flowers-to-property-and-ports-how-li-ka-shing-became-a-symbol-of-hong-kong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/from-plastic-flowers-to-property-and-ports-how-li-ka-shing-became-a-symbol-of-hong-kong\/","title":{"rendered":"From plastic flowers to property and ports: how Li Ka-shing became a symbol of Hong Kong"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nThe retirement of Hong Kong\u2019s richest man, Li Ka-shing, from the helm of the two companies he built up into a global empire, marks the end of the era of the city\u2019s post-war tycoons, largely self-made men whose endeavours helped the former colony evolve from a manufacturing base to a global trade hub.
\nLi, who turns to 90 in July, will hand over the chairmanships of CK Hutchison Holdings and CK Asset Holdings to his elder son, Victor Li Tzar-kuoi. The two firms have telecoms,…
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\nSource : South China Morning Post
\nRead more…From plastic flowers to property and ports: how Li Ka-shing became a symbol of Hong Kong<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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