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Peter Lee Ka-kit

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Peter Lee Ka-Kit
President of Henderson China Investment Co Ltd
Incumbent
Assumed office
1997
Preceded byLee Shau-kee
HK regional member of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
Incumbent
Assumed office
3 March 1998
DeputyLi Ruihan to Wang Huning
Founder of Full Vision Capital Limited
Incumbent
Assumed office
2014
Founder of Successful Lotus Limited
Incumbent
Assumed office
2018
Personal details
Born (1963-05-20) May 20, 1963 (age 61)
British Hong Kong, Hong Kong Island, UK
CitizenshipHong Kong
China
Children
(2010-07-17) July 17, 2010 (age 14) Beverly Hills, CA, USA [1][2][3]
ParentLee Shau-kee[4]
RelativesMartin Lee Ka-shing (brother), Kristine Li (niece), Margaret Lee Li (sister), Ning Li (brother-in-law) [5][6]
EducationKeele University, Bachelor of Science
St. Paul's Primary School, The Peak, Hong Kong
OccupationBusinessman
investor
philanthropist
AwardsGrand Bauhinia Medal (2024)
Knight of the Legion of Honour (2012) [7]
Gold Bauhinia Star
Justice of the peace
Edinburgh Napier University (QS ranked 27th) (DBA) (Hon)
Honorary Trustee of Tsinghua University
Honorary Fellowship from the University of Hong Kong

Peter Lee Ka Kit, GBM, GBS, JP, L.H. (born 1963), is a businessman and philanthropist from Hong Kong, the elder son of real estate tycoon and majority owner of Henderson Land Development Lee Shau-kee, who is the founder of (HKEx:00012) Henderson Land.

Peter is the Co-Chairman of Henderson Land, The Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited and the Chairman of Towngas Smart Energy Company Limited. He is currently a Member of the Standing Committee of the 14th National Committee of the CPPCC, a Member of the National Committee of the CPPCC (1998-), Chairman of the Board of Directors of the One Country Two Systems Research Institute, and Honorary President of the Hong Kong China Friendship Association.[8][9][10]

Personal life

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Born in Hong Kong in 1963, with family roots in Shunde, Guangdong, China. He was admitted to St. Paul's Primary School in 1969. Since 1977, he began attending secondary school and later, the University of London (UoL) in the UK. He graduated from the Computer Science Department of the University of Keele in 1985.[11][12][13][14] In 1985, he joined his father's company Henderson Land as an Executive Director, focusing on its mainland China business.[15]

His father, Dr Lee Shau-kee, born in a wealthy family in Shunde, Guangdong, his grandfather owned several gold trading shops. Cantonese people believe that by giving, one becomes wealthy for accumulating blessings, partly from ancestors and partly from one's past giving and multi past-live giving. The rich in Hong Kong have good habits of giving to the poor, and some even follow Buddhist vegetarianism for long term commitment. During Peter's childhood, his father, not yet a Hong Kong tycoon/ billionaire often went out to buy million-dollar gold coin turtles to release into the suitable wildlife.[16][14][17]

Happy life in Beijing

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To break the curse of the third wealthy generation, Peter did nothing but having fun and following his father's wishes, rules and likeness. Even his first love sending away by his father with money, he dared not to ask anything, cause the single father's position so high in the family. Soon, in Beijing he forgot the marriage needing. He woke up naturally around the noon everyday. He dated "nation models" in Beijing very often and help read the fortune of girls he just met by ancient Chinese eight-character, fortune telling which he already learned and researched as an expert-level. Henderson land China has been de-listed since 2005 so successful and after privatisation, he was no longer required to report to the public. He owned this company completely. Peter left his family very early to work and live in China alone. He negotiated many deals in Northwest of China and other non metro areas for his family's gas business. His father always helped him to find new one to negotiate with the "central".[18][19][20]

Career

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In 1985, he joined his father's company Henderson Land as an Executive Director, focusing on its mainland China business.[15] In addition to leading the mainland China business of Henderson Land. In 2014, he founded Full Vision Capital. In 2021, he launched the TERA-Award Smart Energy Innovation Competition (TERA-Award).[21][22][23]

Peter has given support to a range of philanthropic endeavours and charities. He founded the Care for Life Foundation in 2017 to provide financial assistance and medical care to orphans and impoverished children born with defects and disabilities. He founded the Centum Charitas Foundation in 2008 to bring together second and third-generation members of Hong Kong's prominent entrepreneurial families to support philanthropic causes. He joined the Ai You Foundation, a children's welfare charity, in 2009 and currently serves as Vice Director.[24][13][14][12][25][26][27]

Awards and honours

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References

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  2. ^ "Naming personality staging from Confucianism, Taoism, Art of war". orientaldaily.on.cc 2010-10-27.
  3. ^ "Babies Bring Joy, and Questions, in Hong Kong".
  4. ^ "Dr the Hon LEE Shau Kee". www.hld.com. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
  5. ^ "Ms LI Keng Yan, billionaire Lee Shau-lee's Ivy League graduate granddaughter". www.hld.com. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
  6. ^ "Dr LEE Ka Shing". www.hld.com. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
  7. ^ "Mr. Ka Kit Lee was awarded the Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur". Consulat général de France à Hong Kong et Macao (in Chinese). Retrieved 2024-07-28.
  8. ^ Olsen, Robert. "Exclusive: Meet The Brothers Leading The Business Empire Of Hong Kong's Richest Person". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
  9. ^ "Hong Kong property tycoon Lee officially passes baton to sons". Nikkei Asia. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
  10. ^ "Hong Kong's Second-Richest Man Joins Aging Tycoons in Retirement". Bloomberg.com. 2019-05-28. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
  11. ^ Translation from Peter Lee Chinese Wiki
  12. ^ a b "Full Vision Capital". Full Vision Capital. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
  13. ^ a b "Dr the Hon LEE Ka Kit | Executive Directors | Our Leadership | About the Group | Henderson Land Development Company Limited". www.hld.com. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
  14. ^ a b c "Dr Lee Shaukee".
  15. ^ a b "Our Leadership | Henderson Land". www.hld.com. Retrieved 2024-09-09.
  16. ^ "3-million dollar life to release free". Buddha Journal.
  17. ^ "Douban.com 香港四大家族之李兆基家族（中）：寂寞王孙". 豆瓣 (in Chinese (China)). Retrieved 2024-09-16.
  18. ^ Tianya messageboard (closed)
  19. ^ "Next digital(closed) Wayback Machine". 2015-07-08. Archived from the original on 2015-07-08. Retrieved 2024-09-10.
  20. ^ "Next digital(closed) 四叔科水入主無綫李家傑90億買政協常委 - ZKIZ Archives". articles.zkiz.com. Retrieved 2024-09-10.
  21. ^ Lee, Zinnia. "Billionaire Peter Lee's Semiconductor Startup With Huawei Spinoff To Boost Hong Kong's Chip Industry". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
  22. ^ "Start-up backed by Peter Lee aims to bring space battery tech down to Earth". South China Morning Post. 2024-04-05. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
  23. ^ Standard, The. "Lee chips in with Lion Rock spirit". The Standard. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
  24. ^ "Our Leadership | Henderson Land". www.hld.com. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
  25. ^ "Careforlife Foundations". www.careforlife.cn. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
  26. ^ "Background | Hong Kong Pei Hua Education Foundation". www.hkpeihua.com.hk. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
  27. ^ "Home". 百仁基金. 2024-06-28. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
  28. ^ "Honours and Awards | Honours List". www.admwing.gov.hk. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
  29. ^ a b c d "Dr Peter LEE Ka-kit | 團結香港基金 OUR HONG KONG FOUNDATION". www.ourhkfoundation.org.hk. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
  30. ^ sina_mobile (2008-03-03). "香港富豪李兆基李家杰父子受聘清华大学名誉校董". news.sina.cn. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
  31. ^ "Mr Peter LEE Ka Kit - Honorary University Fellows - Honorary University Fellowships". www4.hku.hk. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
  32. ^ "李家傑先生獲頒法國榮譽軍團騎士團勳章". Consulat général de France à Hong Kong et Macao (in Chinese). Retrieved 2024-09-18.
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