The outside world's attention was also turned to the management of China Gas Company, or more precisely, to Li Mingze, the real controller of this gas giant.
I believe many people know the four major families in Hong Kong, namely the Guo Desheng family, the Li Ka-shing family, the Cheng Yutong family and the Li Shau-kee family.
But at the beginning of this century, the four major families were the Ho Tung family, the Lo Man Kam family, the Lee Hiu Sun family and the Ko Ho Ning family.
The Lee Hiu-Shin family made their fortune from opium.
The first generation leader, Lee Hiu-san, controlled the opium market in Hong Kong and Macau at its peak. In less than ten years, he amassed billions of wealth and was recognized as the opium king.
In 1923, Lee Hysan spent HK$3.8 million to purchase a large piece of land in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong Island.
He was originally planning to plant poppies, but before the plan could be implemented, he was shot dead on the streets of Macau, ending his sinful life.
After abandoning the opium business, the descendants of the Lee family developed the land in Causeway Bay into a shopping paradise where every inch of land was worth a lot of money.
It owns dozens of shopping malls and hotel buildings and is known as the "Causeway Bay King" by Hong Kong people. The rent it collects every year is an astronomical figure, and it can make its hands sore from counting the money.
Lee Hiu-shin had one wife, three concubines, and fifteen children in total.
Among them, Li Mingze is the eldest son, but he is not born to his original wife Huang Lanfang. After Li Hiu-shen's sudden death, the Li family naturally fell into a battle for property.
Huang Lanfang, who was well aware of the righteousness of the matter, did not resort to any means to achieve her goals.
Instead, he resolutely called back Li Mingze, who was studying in the British Empire, to inherit the family business, thus preventing the Li family from falling apart.
When Li Mingze became the second-generation leader, he completely abandoned the opium business and turned to real estate development, finance, and trade. He even began to get involved in large-scale industries such as oil, gas, and electronic communications. The famous Hong Kong-Kowloon undersea tunnel project was completed with his support.
While receiving education in the UK, Li Mingze was under the tutelage of Winston Churchill, who later became the Prime Minister of the British Empire.
He personally introduced him to the Freemasons and he became the only Chinese chief mentor in the Freemasons. It has to be said that this was quite impressive.
Of course, Huang Lanfang’s eldest son, Li Xiaohe, is also a famous entrepreneur.
Among them, the well-known Hong Kong Television Broadcasting Company (TVB) and United Soft Drinks Factory Co., Ltd. were founded by him, but he died of a sudden heart attack two years ago.
At 363 Java Road, North Point, Hong Kong, stands a skyscraper that soars into the sky. The owner of the building is the China Gas Company, which is currently at the center of controversy.
At this time, a special meeting on regime change was being held in a conference room on the top floor of the building.
Sitting in the middle of the conference table was an old man wearing large black-framed glasses. He was Li Mingze, chairman of the board of directors of China Gas Company.
The years have carved rings of growth on his face, and his gray hair is combed neatly, with a clear and straight parting.
Like the geological boundaries on a map, a pair of eyes sparkling with wisdom seem to be able to see through everything in the world.
"Everyone! I've called you all here today to announce one thing: I have transferred my 17.3% stake in China Gas to Mr. Lee Shau Kee. I will also support Mr. Lee Shau Kee as Chairman of the Board of Directors of China Gas..."
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