Tuesday, October 11, 2005

Billionaire Li Ka-shing Gives To Earthquake Relief - Forbes.com

Billionaire Li Ka-shing Gives To Earthquake Relief - Forbes.com: "Billionaire Li Ka-shing Gives To Earthquake Relief
Chris Noon, 10.10.05, 8:43 AM ET

LONDON - Hong Kong billioniare Li Ka-shing, commonly regarded as Asia's richest man, is also a noted philanthropist; donations he made in 1981 resulted in the founding of Shantou University, near his hometown of Chaozhou. And after the devastating tsunami caused by last December's Indian Ocean earthquake, he reportedly pledged $3 million. Now he's donated $500,000 to help relief efforts in Pakistani-administered Kashmir, Islamabad and Indian-run Kashmir where a huge quake killed thousands over the weekend. "

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