Victor Li Tzar-kuoi

Victor Li Tzar-kuoi (born 1 August 1964) is a Hong Kong businessman, the chair of the board and group co-managing director of CK Hutchison Holdings Limited and the chairman of the board and managing director of CK Asset Holdings Limited and the Chairman of CK Infrastructure Holdings Limited. He is the elder son of tycoon Li Ka-shing and the brother of Richard Li.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Early life and education

Victor was born to Li Ka-shing, a Hong Kong billionaire businessman, at his parents' family house in 79 Deep Water Bay Road, Deep Water Bay, Hong Kong on 1 August 1964,<ref name="zhuanlan.zhihu.com"/><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He has a younger brother, Richard Li. He attended St. Paul's Co-educational College in Hong Kong, and holds a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering and a M.S. degree in Civil Engineering from Stanford University.<ref name="0775.HK"/>

Career

On 16 March 2018 his father announced retirement and pass control of his Template:USD empire to his son.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Victor Li has been holding the following positions:Template:When

• Chairman and Group Co-managing director of CK Hutchison Holdings Limited<ref>"Victor Li: CK Hutchison not withdrawing from China." Template:Webarchive EJ Insight. Hong Kong Economic Journal. 6 October 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2017.</ref>
• Chairman and managing director of CK Asset Holdings Limited<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Chairman of CK Infrastructure Holdings Limited<ref>"What is behind the restructuring of CKI and Power Assets?" Template:Webarchive Ben Kwok. EJ Insight. Hong Kong Economic Journal. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2017.</ref>
• Chairman of CK Life Sciences Int'l., (Holdings) Inc.<ref name="0775.HK">"CK Life Sciences Intl Holdings Inc (0775.HK)" section Biographies. Reuters. Retrieved 14 June 2017.</ref>
• Non-executive Director of Power Assets Holdings Limited<ref>"Board of Directors" Template:Webarchive section Non-executive Director. Power Assets. Retrieved 14 June 2017.</ref>
• Deputy Chairman of HK Electric Investments Limited
• Deputy Chairman of Li Ka Shing Foundation Limited, Li Ka Shing (Overseas) Foundation and Li Ka Shing (Canada) Foundation
• Co-Chairman of Husky Energy Inc.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Director of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation<ref name="0775.HK"/>

Personal life and kidnapping

Victor Li was kidnapped in 1996 on his way home after work by notorious gangster "Big Spender" Cheung Tze-keung. Victor's father, Li Ka-shing, paid a ransom of HK$1.038 billion, directly to Cheung who had come to Li Ka-shing's house. Victor Li is said to have been released after one night.<ref name=Advice>Template:Cite web</ref> A report was never filed with Hong Kong police. Instead the case was pursued by Mainland authorities, leading to Big Spender's execution in 1998, an outcome not possible under Hong Kong law. Rumours circulated of a deal between Li Ka-Shing and the Mainland.<ref name=Advice/> This suggestion, when brought to Li, was brushed off.Template:Citation needed

Other positions

Victor Li serves as a member of the Standing Committee of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.<ref name="0775.HK"/><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Li is a member of the Chief Executive's Council of Advisers on Innovation and Strategic Development of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Li is the Vice Chairman of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce,<ref>,Members Template:Webarchive, Chamber.org.hk. Accessed 29 January 2023.</ref> and is Honorary Consul, for Barbados in Hong Kong.

See also

• Li Ka-Shing
• List of kidnappings