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FOUNDER STORIES / LI KA-SHING / PART TWO

From plastic flowers
to a property empire.

A factory smaller than 1,000 square feet. A financed stake in Hutchison. Docks that became homes. Here’s how the pieces connect.

By Ben · Fintok7 min read11 sources ↓
Li Ka-shing in 2010Whampoa dockyard in 1978Whampoa Garden housing in 2017
Li Ka-shing / Hung Hom dockyard / Whampoa Garden · Photo credits ↓
THE BEGINNING / 1950<1,000 sq ft

Rented factory premises

THE ACQUISITION / 1979~22%

Hutchison stake that brought control

THE COMPANY / JUNE 202624m sq ft

CK Asset investment property; includes JV share, excludes parking

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11 sources · Checked October 23, 2026