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GOOD FORTUNE

“IT DOESN’T MATTER HOW STRONG OR CAPABLE YOU ARE; IF YOU DON’T HAVE A BIG HEART, YOU WILL NOT SUCCEED.”

Hong Kong is home to 75 billionaires, second in the world only to New York City. This mighty group has a collective net worth of $297.8 billion—more than Ireland’s entire GDP. Indeed, the city, home to more than seven million people, is a playground for the rich, most of whom made their fortunes in real estate, casinos, and finance, and who continue to hold the reins of power in the former British colony. takes stock of Hong Kong’s most influential players and the sons and daughters who carry on the family name.

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