From sweeping factory floors to HK's superman, Li Ka-shing's illustrious career comes to an end

From sweeping factory floors to HK's superman, Li Ka-shing's illustrious career comes to an end

Li Ka-shing, a wartime refugee who used to sweep factory floors in Hong Kong for a living, retired after a career spanning more than half a century amassing one of Asia’s biggest fortunes from building skyscrapers to selling soap bars.

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