Hong Kong property tycoon Lee Shau-kee passed away on Monday at the age of 97.
香港地产大亨李兆基于本周一去世,享年97岁。
Born and raised in Guangdong Province, Lee Shau-kee began his business journey by helping out at his father's jewelry shop.
李兆基在广东省出生和长大,他的商业之旅是从在父亲的珠宝店帮忙开始的。
When he reached 20 years old, he decided to come to Hong Kong to start his career.
当20岁时,他决定来香港开启他的职业生涯。
During his Honorary degree ceremony at Fudan University, Lee revealed that he had $1,000 when he first arrived in Hong Kong.
在复旦大学的名誉学位授予仪式上,李兆基透露,他刚到香港时,身上只有1000美元。
In 1958, Lee and his business partners Fung King-hey and Kwok Tak-seng co-founder a company.
1958年,李兆基和他的商业伙伴冯景禧、郭得胜共同创办了一家公司。
Later, the three established Sun Hung Kai Properties.

In 1976, Lee founded Henderson Land Development. Five years later, Henderson became a listed company.
1976年,李兆基创立了恒基兆业地产公司。五年后,恒基兆业成为了一家上市公司。
While the initial market value of the enterprise was $3 billion, that figure has jumped to 100 billion.
虽然该企业的初始市值为30亿美元,但这一数字现已跃升至1000亿美元。
Apart from his business, the property tycoon was also devoted to education and charity work and received a Grand Bauhinia Medal in 2007.
除了他的生意,这位房地产大亨还致力于教育和慈善工作,并于2007年获得了大紫荆勋章。
Lee's retirement came in 2019 after passing down his business empire to sons: Peter and Martin. He remained as the executive director.
在把自己的商业帝国交给了儿子李家杰和李家诚之后,李兆基于2019年退休。但他继续担任执行董事。
Chief Executive John Lee offered his condolences, and said Lee Shau-kee had made notable contributions to Hong Kong's economic development.
香港特区行政长官李家超对李兆基的去世表达了哀悼,并称他对香港经济发展作出了显著贡献。