Li Wenda (Entrepreneur)
Lee Man Tat, male, a native of Xinhui, Guangdong, was a Hong Kong billionaire and Chairman of Lee Kum Kee Group.[1] He had served as a political consultative committee member in Foshan, Zhuhai, and Xinhui District. According to the, his fortune was estimated at 17.9 billion USD.[2] In July 2017, his company purchased the iconic London skyscraper – 20 Fenchurch Street.[3]
Biography
Born on January 5, 1929, in Macau,[4] he was the eldest son of Lee Siu Nam.[5]
In 1972, he took over management of the company from his father and became Chairman of Lee Kum Kee Group.[6] With his father’s assistance, he also acquired his uncle’s shares in the business.[4][5] In 1986, he bought his younger brother's 40% stake.[5]
His eldest son, Sammy Lee (Lee Wai Man), joined Lee Kum Kee in 1985.[5]
In 1990, he funded the construction of the Lee Siu Nam Memorial School and the Chan Choi Kam Science Building in Nanshui Town, Jinwan District, Zhuhai. During the 1998 China floods, he donated RMB 30 million worth of goods for disaster relief. In the same year, he donated over HK$20 million to build the Lee Man Tat Secondary School in Qibao Village, Huicheng Street, Xinhui District, Jiangmen City. He also donated HK$4.5 million for teaching equipment. In 2002, he donated RMB 10 million to Tsinghua University to establish the Lee Man Tat Medical Life Sciences Library. In 2018, he was awarded the Silver Bauhinia Star.
Lee Man Tat passed away on July 26, 2021.[7]
References
- ↑ https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9D%8E%E6%96%87%E9%81%94_(%E4%BC%81%E6%A5%AD%E5%AE%B6)#cite_ref-1
- ↑ https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9D%8E%E6%96%87%E9%81%94_(%E4%BC%81%E6%A5%AD%E5%AE%B6)#cite_ref-Bloomberg_2-0
- ↑ https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9D%8E%E6%96%87%E9%81%94_(%E4%BC%81%E6%A5%AD%E5%AE%B6)#cite_ref-3
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9D%8E%E6%96%87%E9%81%94_(%E4%BC%81%E6%A5%AD%E5%AE%B6)#cite_ref-4
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9D%8E%E6%96%87%E9%81%94_(%E4%BC%81%E6%A5%AD%E5%AE%B6)#cite_ref-forbes1_5-0
- ↑ https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9D%8E%E6%96%87%E9%81%94_(%E4%BC%81%E6%A5%AD%E5%AE%B6)#cite_ref-6
- ↑ https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9D%8E%E6%96%87%E9%81%94_(%E4%BC%81%E6%A5%AD%E5%AE%B6)#cite_ref-Ourhkfoundation.org.hk_7-0