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1、Asuccessfulleader─LiKa-shingInChina,almosteverybodyknowsaboutMr.LiKa-shing,whobuiltafast-growingbusinessandanexcellentreputationthroughhisdeterminationandhisabilitytobecomeoneofHongKong’smostfamousentrepreneurswithinafewdecades.However,appreciatemorehisoutlookonlife.Heoncesa
2、id,“Weareallclimbingthesamemountain;thatistosay,wearefacedwiththesameenvironment.Inahundredorathousandyears,itwillbethesamemountainorenvironment,butthepeoplewillbedifferent.Ifwebearinmindthatlifeisonlyashortjourney,wewillwanttospendalittlemoretimeanddoalittlemore,hopingtosow
3、goodseedsinthisworld.”Mr.Li’sphilosophyishisgreatestcapitalforsuccessfulbusinessventures.1.ThebiographyofLiKa-shingSeventyyearsagoinChaozhou,Guangdong,Mr.Liwasbornintoawell-educatedfamilywhichinstilledinhimearlyonarespectforeducationandawishtogainmoreknowledge.In1940,whenhew
4、as12yearsold,hisfatherMr.LiYunjingdecidedtomovethewholefamilytoHongKong.Thoughbydoingsotheycouldavoidthewartimeturbulenceinthemainland,theseniorMr.Li,inpoorhealth,founditdifficulttosettleinanewplaceandpassedawayin1943.ThismeantthatwhenMrLiKa-shingwasonly15,hehadtoshoulderthe
5、responsibilityofsupportinghismotherandyoungersiblings.Hefirstworkedforafirmmanufacturingwatchstrap,thenbecameasalesmanofplasticproducts.Becauseofhishardwork,hewassoonpromotedtomanagerand,later,generalmanager.In1950,withhisownsavings,hesetupaplasticsfactorynamed“CheungKong”on
6、HongKongIsland,thusbeginninghisillustriouscareerinthebusinessworld.In1957,accuratelyforeseeingagrowthindemand,heestablishedCheungKongIndustrialCompanyLimited,specializinginplasticflowersandtoys.Inthefollowingyear,hemadehisfirstventureintotherealestatebusinessand,bytheageof30
7、,hadmadeanameforhimselfinHongKongasasuccessfulbusinessman.Today,Mr.Licontrolsfourpubliclylistedcompanies,namely,CheungKong(Holdings)Limited,HutchisonWhampoaLimited,CheungKongInfrastructureHoldingsLimited,andHongkongElectricHoldingsLimited,withacombinedmarketcapitalizationofa
8、pproximatelyHK$450billion.BasedinHongKong,theGrouphasmajorinvestmentsandope