Any hopes of victory were quickly dashed when Hong Kong runner Gi Ka-man, 29, sprang into the lead and held on to win the race.

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The container terminal is controlled by Hong Kong billionaire, and Asia's richest man, Li Ka-shing.

BBC: Hong Kong dock workers end strike

The building is the headquarters of Asia's richest man, Li Ka-shing, who owns strike-hit port operator Hong Kong International Terminals.

BBC: China media: Boston victim mourned

Asia's richest man, Li Ka-shing dropped out of school at age 15, after his father died, to work in a factory.

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Li Ka-shing, Asia's richest man, is lowering prices on apartments developed by his flagship Cheung Kong (Holdings) Ltd.

WSJ: Big Players Cash Out of Hong Kong Property

The preponderance of that Hutchison name signals one thing: Chi-Med has a very powerful backer in Li Ka-shing, Asia's richest man and chairman and dominant shareholder of the globe-spanning conglomerate Hutchison Whampoa.

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