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Martin Lee Ka-shing is a prominent businessman in Hong Kong, born in Hong Kong with ancestral roots in Shunde, Guangdong. He is currently the chairman and managing director of Henderson Land Development, chairman and managing director of Henderson Investment Limited, chairman and CEO of Miramar Hotel and Investment Company, Limited, and chairman of The Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited.

Career

Lee graduated from Wilfrid Laurier University in Canada with a degree in economics. In 1993, he joined Henderson Land as an executive director. In 2005, he was promoted to vice-chairman, and in 2019 he was appointed chairman and managing director of Henderson Land, overseeing the group’s business in Hong Kong.

As chairman and chair of the Sustainability Committee of Henderson Land, Lee has championed innovation and developed diverse residential and commercial projects that have won multiple awards. Notable projects include the flagship commercial development The Henderson in Central, designed by Zaha Hadid Architects.

Philanthropy

Lee is committed to supporting the underprivileged. Under his leadership, Henderson Land in 2019 initiated Hong Kong's largest transitional housing scheme by donating 428,000 square feet of land in Hung Shui Kiu, Yuen Long, for temporary housing to assist low-income families in urgent need.

Over the years, he has actively supported numerous philanthropic projects aimed at social advancement, including:

• Full sponsorship of the Hong Kong Laureate Forum
• Establishment of the Henderson Elite Athletes Incentive Awards Scheme
• Donation of land for the construction of Po Leung Kuk Lee Shau Kee Youth Oasis, Hong Kong's largest youth hostel
• Donation of HK$150 million to the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), which named a new research building “Martin Ka Shing Lee Innovation Building”
• Funding for academic research and forums under the “Bocheng Fund” at the School of International Studies, Peking University
• Donation to Peking University's “Mingde Fund” to establish scholarships for outstanding students
• Funding the establishment of an advanced translational neuroscience research center at University College London
• Donation to support the Centre for Regenerative Medicine at the University of Edinburgh, including establishment of the “Martin Lee Doctoral Fellowships” scholarship

Public Service

• Member of the 14th Beijing Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
• Member of the Chief Executive’s Policy Unit Expert Group
• Executive Vice President of the Federation of Hong Kong Beijing Associations
• Member of the Centum Charitas Foundation
• Vice-chairman of the Hong Kong Committee for UNICEF

Honours and Awards

• Gold Bauhinia Star (GBS)
• Justice of the Peace (JP)
• Honorary Fellow, University College London
• Honorary Doctor of Social Sciences, The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong
• Honorary Board Member, Peking University
• Council Member, The University of Hong Kong
• Advisory Board Member, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
• Advisory Committee Member, City University of Hong Kong

Personal Life

Lee is the youngest son of Henderson Land founder Lee Shau-kee.

Marriage to Cathy Tsui

On December 15, 2006, a wedding announcement for Martin Lee and Cathy Tsui was published in major Hong Kong newspapers by their parents, Lee Shau-kee and Xu Chuan-shun and Pang Suet-fong. The wedding was held that morning at 11:30 AM at the Royal Botanic Garden in Sydney, Australia.

Their first daughter, Leanna Lee Hei-tung, was born on July 17, 2007. Their second daughter, Hayley Lee Hei-yi, followed in May 2009. Their first son, Lee Chun-hei, was born in June 2011, and their second son, Lee Kin-hei, in October 2015.

Racehorses

Lee is a member of the Hong Kong Jockey Club. He has co-owned racehorses such as “More Bountiful” and “Star of Fame” with his sister Lee Pui-yee and brother-in-law Lee Ning (husband of Lee Pui-man). "More Bountiful" is the progeny of the European stayer High Chaparral, while "Star of Fame" descends from top European miler Dubawi. Lee Ning has also co-owned the horse “King Lyric” with Lee King-yan.

Named Buildings

• Martin Ka Shing Lee Innovation Building, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
• Martin Lee Innovation Centre, St. Joseph’s College

See also

• Lee Shau-kee family

References

Other sources

• Biography of Dr. Lee Shau-kee ISBN 9620414284
• Group profile – Directors and senior management Henderson Land website
• Biography of Dr. Lee Shau-kee: Beloved son and successful protégé
• New Supermen of Hong Kong
• Cathy Tsui reportedly pressed for marriage through a dinner party
• Cathy Tsui smiles sweetly, rumored wedding in October
• Billion-dollar bride Cathy Tsui to wed Martin Lee next week in L.A. Apple Daily, December 8, 2006
• Cathy Tsui flaunts giant diamond, Martin Lee kisses her sweetly Sing Tao Daily, December 15, 2006