Martin Lee Ka-shing (born 1971) is a Hong Kong businessman. He is chairman of

Henderson Land Development Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd. () is a listed property developer in Hong Kong and a constituent of the Hang Seng Index. The company's principal activities are property development and investment, project management, construction, hotel ope ...

, a

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in Hong Kong. He is also chairman and managing director of Henderson Investment Limited, chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of Miramar Hotel and Investment Company, and chairman of The Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited, all of which are listed companies. He is the son of real estate tycoon and majority owner of Henderson Land Development

Lee Shau-kee Lee Shau-kee (; 20 February 1928 – 17 March 2025) was a Hong Kong business magnate, investor and philanthropist. He was a real estate tycoon and majority owner of Henderson Land Development, a property conglomerate with interests in prop ...

Career

Lee was educated in Canada before returning to join his father's company Henderson Land as an executive director in 1993. In 2019, he was appointed chairman and managing director after working as vice chairman for 14 years.

Philanthropy

Lee is a supporter of a broad range of community initiatives aimed at improving people’s quality of life and bringing about positive social change. Under his stewardship, Henderson Land was the first developer in Hong Kong to participate in the Hong Kong SAR Government’s transitional housing schemes. It also initiated the city’s largest transitional housing project in 2019 by providing a 428,000-square-foot site in Kong Ha Wai, Yuen Long for low-income families.

Public roles

* Member of the 14th Beijing Municipal Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CCPCC) * Member of the Chief Executive’s Policy Unit Expert Group * Executive Vice Chairman of the Federation of Hong Kong Beijing Organisations * Council Member of the Centum Charitas Foundation * Vice Chairman of the Hong Kong Committee for UNICEF

Awards and honours

* Gold Bauhinia Star (GBS) * Justice of the Peace (JP) * Honorary Fellowship from

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* Honorary Doctorate of Social Science from the

Hang Seng University of Hong Kong The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong (HSUHK) is a private liberal arts-oriented university in Sha Tin, New Territories, Hong Kong. The institute was founded as Hang Seng Management College in 2010 from the Hang Seng School of Commerce. Th ...

* Member of the Court of the

University of Hong Kong The University of Hong Kong (HKU) is a public research university in Pokfulam, Hong Kong. It was founded in 1887 as the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese by the London Missionary Society and formally established as the University of ...

* Member of the Court of the

Hong Kong Polytechnic University The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU or HKPU) is a public research university in Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong. The university is one of the eight government-funded degree-granting tertiary institutions in Hong Kong. Founded in 1937 a ...

* Member of the Court of

City University of Hong Kong The City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) is a public research university in Kowloon Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It was founded in 1984 as the City Polytechnic of Hong Kong and formally established as the City University of Hong Kong in 1994 ...

Personal life

Lee was born in Hong Kong. He is the younger son of

, the founder and chairman of Henderson Land Development. He married Cathy Chui, a former actress, in Australia in 2006; they have two daughters and two sons.Another angel for Grandpa Lee Shau-kee

References

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