2) Lee Shau Kee – Net worth: $24.8 Billion (Hong Kong)

Self-made real estate mogul Lee Shau Kee is one of Hong Kong’s richest landlords. He is the head of Henderson Land Development, an investor in Hong Kong’s iconic International Financial Center, and whose many mainland projects include the Henderson Metropolitan along Nanjing West Road near the bund in Shanghai.

1) Li Ka-shing – Net worth: $33.2 Billion (Hong Kong)

This 86 year old business magnate is the richest person in Asia. He is one of the world’s great empire builders. He is the chairman of Hutchison Whampoa (HWL). He oversees this far-reaching conglomerate with 270,000 employees in 52 nations. At the age of 12 he quit school and started as an apprentice in a watch strap factory. By 14 he was working full time in a plastics trading company. He started his own company in 1950, and the rest as they say, is history.

The above-mentioned billionaires command respect in their countries.