74-strong committee set up to prepare for Hong Kong tycoon Lee Shau-kee’s funeral

A 74-strong committee, comprising Hong Kong’s leader, Beijing officials and other city heavyweights, has been set up to prepare for the funeral of late tycoon and Henderson Land Development founder Lee Shau-kee.

Affectionately known as “Uncle Four”, Lee died last month at the age of 97 after serving as chairman of the developer between 1976 and 2019. He was Hong Kong’s third richest man and dubbed Asia’s god of stock trading and a patriotic philanthropist.

A vigil for the Hong Kong tycoon and philanthropist will be held on Sunday at Funeral Home in North Point, followed by memorial and funeral services on Monday, according to an announcement made by his company.

Prominent members of the committee include Zheng Yanxiong, director of the central government’s liaison office in Hong Kong, his deputy Yin Zonghua, and former Hong Kong chief executives Tung Chee-hwa and Leung Chun-ying.

Incumbent Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu, Chief Secretary Eric Chan Kwok-ki, Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po, Secretary of Justice Paul Lam Ting-kwok, Legislative Council president Andrew Leung Kwan-yuen and Executive Council convenor Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee are also in the committee.

Presidents of major universities are also among the committee members, including Xiang Zhang of the University of Hong Kong, Dennis Lo Yuk-ming of Chinese University and Nancy Yip Yuk-yu of the Hong Kong Science and Technology University.