Li Wenda(January 5, 1929[15]-July 26, 2021), male, Han nationality, from Qibao Town, Xinhui District, Jiangmen City, Guangdong Province, Hong Kong's "Oyster Sauce King"Li JinjiThe third generation descendantLi JinjiChairman of the Group, CPPCC member of Foshan, Zhuhai and Xinhui, and honorary citizen of Jiangmen and Xinhui.[5]
Li Wenda was born in Macao, China, on January 5, 1929.In 1946, at the age of 17, Li Wenda came to Guangzhou to produce and sell oyster sauce in a shop on Dade Road.Since 1955, Li Wenda has gradually set foot in the business of Lee Kum Kee at a deeper level.In 1972, after family separation, Li Wenda began to take full control of Li Jinji.On February 25, 2021, Forbes released the 2021 China Hong Kong Rich List, which showed that Li Wenda ranked sixth with a wealth of US $17.4 billion (about 113.192 billion yuan).[15]
On July 26, 2021, Li Wenda was at homeHe died peacefully at the age of 91.[12]
Born on January 5, 1929, Li Wenda was born in Macao, China.[15]
In 1945, Li Wenda began to help take care of the family business and delivered goods to the major restaurants in the city on his bicycle every day.At that time, Lee Kum Kee Oyster Sauce had become famous in Guangdong's catering industry, mainly because of its high quality and expensive price, specializing in high-end restaurants.Li Kum Kee, who insisted on "high quality and high price", at that time, the main market was the United States, followed by Hong Kong and Macao, while the mainland of China had no stable business environment because of the long war and poverty.
In 1949, Li Wenda returned to Macao.After several years of tempering, his business talent has been revealed, and he has opened six factories in Macao, specializing in foreign trade.Cosmetics, rubber shoes, umbrellas, toys, leather wallets... these are all products of Li Wenda's factory, which are exported to Europe, America and Africa.
In 1954, Li Wenda obeyed his father's order, gave up six thriving factories in Macao, and officially joined Lee Kum Kee in Hong Kong.Through the efforts of two generations, it is under the pioneering operation of the third generation Li Wenda that Li Jinji has truly realized the take-off of a global enterprise.[6]
Since 1955, Li Wenda has gradually set foot in the business of Lee Kum Kee at a deeper level.
In 1972, after family separation, Li Wenda began to take full control of Li Jinji.[15]
In 1972, President Nixon of the United States received two giant pandas as gifts during his visit to China. Li Wenda took the opportunity to launch "Panda Brand" oyster sauce, which made Americans who had no habit of eating oyster sauce and had never seen giant pandas know Li Jinji and oyster sauce.This helped Li Jinji expand the overseas market, and the company walked out of the trough.Later, Li Wenda expanded the product range from oyster sauce and shrimp paste to the soy sauce manufacturing field, and Li Jinji became the "kingdom of soy sauce".[17]
In 1990, it invested in the construction of "Li Zhaonan Memorial Middle School" and "Chen Caiqin Science Museum" in Nanshui Town, Zhuhai City;
In 1997, donated 10.5 million yuan to build "Li Wenda Middle School" in his hometown, and set up a scholarship fund in the school;
In 1998, China donated 30 million yuan worth of goods and materials for disaster relief;
In 2002, Li Wenda donated 10 million yuan to Tsinghua University to build the "Li Wenda Medical Life Science Library".
On July 26, 2021, Mr. Li Wenda, Chairman of Li Jinji Group, died peacefully with his family at the age of 91.[12]
Personal deeds
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Mr. Li is an outstanding entrepreneurLee Kum Kee GroupOver the past 30 years, the company's business has doubled.At present, in addition to sauces and food, the business of Lee Kum Kee, a Hong Kong soy sauce family, has expanded to real estate, transportation, packaging, health products, etc., and its business covers Europe, the United States, Canada, Southeast Asia and other places.The company has plants and offices in Guangdong, Shanghai, Beijing, Fujian and other places in China, and its business spreads all over the country.
Lee Kum Kee Group has two missions. The first mission is to "carry forward the excellent Chinese food culture and make Lee Kum Kee products available wherever there are Chinese people around the world." Under the wise leadership of Mr. Li, Lee Kum Kee has reached this mission since its development.
The second mission of Li Jinji is to "develop China's 5000 year old traditional Chinese herbal medicine into health care products through modern methods and spread them to all parts of the world".In order to accomplish this mission, Mr. Li spent money to build a new factory in Qibao Town for health care products intended by Li Jinji in the south to meet the growing demand of the Chinese market.
Mr. Li Wenda is also a patriotic and hometown loving son who is enthusiastic about the construction of his hometown.In order to support the economic development of his hometown, Mr. Li invested in the establishment of Li Jinji (Xinhui) Food Co., Ltd. in Qibao, covering an area of more than 1200 mu, becoming an important condiment production base in southern China and expanding the plant every year as required.In 1998, Mr. Li donated more than 20 million Hong Kong dollars to build "Li Wenda Middle School" in Qibao Town, his hometown, to support the educational cause of his hometown, and has donated 4.5 million Hong Kong dollars to purchase teaching equipment of the school.In 2001, during the preparation for the construction of the gymnasium in Xinhui City, Mr. Li generously donated 500000 Hong Kong dollars to support the development of sports in his hometown with practical actions, sparing no effort.Mr. Li is highly praised by the people of his hometown for his successful career and benefiting his hometown.
In 2017, he was honored as one of the "Top Ten Outstanding People" of the Third World Guangfu People[9]
In 2018, it was awarded the "Silver Bauhinia Star"[17]
In November 2012, he won the title of "Southern Charitable Figure".[6]
Wealth ranking
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In the Forbes 2019 ranking of Hong Kong's richest people in China, Li Wenda ranked third with US $17.1 billion, and ranked 63rd on the Forbes 2019 global billionaire list.[1-2]
On February 6, 2020, Li Wenda, with a wealth of US $15.2 billion, ranked No. 6 on the list of Hong Kong's 50 richest people in 2020.[3-4]
On February 26, 2020, Li Wenda's family ranked 386 on the Hurun Global Rich List of 2020 Shimao Shenzhen Hong Kong International Center with a wealth of 41 billion yuan.[7]
On April 7, 2020, Li Wenda ranked 65th on the 2020 Forbes Global Billionaires List with a wealth of US $15.2 billion.[8]
On February 25, 2021, Li Wenda was listed in the 2021 Forbes Hong Kong Rich List with a wealth of 17.4 billion US dollars6th.[10]
In 2021, Li Wenda ranked No.1 in the 2021 Forbes Global Rich List with a wealth of 17.4 billion US dollars11 bits.[11]
On February 22, 2023 local time, Forbes magazine released the 2023 Hong Kong Rich List, and Li Wenda's family of Li Jinji Group ranked fourth with US $19.3 billion.[18]
Character evaluation
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Li Wenda is a successful businessman and an outstanding industrialist. He has developed his ancestral business into a well-known kingdom of Chinese sauces. His products have been sold to the world and achieved excellence.Li Wenda has been committed to promoting Chinese traditions and catering culture for many years, and is enthusiastic about public welfare. He has set up a charity fund to support charity and social services in Hong Kong, China.He also cares about national development, participates in construction in the mainland, and helps the poor.(Comments by Lin Zheng Yue'e[16]）
