Lee Shau-kee funeral: family ‘could not bear to say goodbye’ to Hong Kong tycoon

The son of late Hong Kong tycoon Lee Shau-kee has said the family “could not bear to say goodbye” to his father and thanked members of the public for their tributes at the end of the magnate’s funeral.

At around 9am on Monday, Lee’s children appeared at the entrance of the Hong Kong Funeral Home in North Point, where they briefly stopped for commemorative photos.

They included the property titan’s eldest son, Peter Lee Ka-kit; his younger son, Martin Lee Ka-shing; and his daughter-in-law, Cathy Chui Lee.

Also among them were the late tycoon’s eldest daughter, Margaret Lee Pui-man, alongside her husband, Li Ning, and Lee Shau-kee’s younger daughters, Liza Lee Pui-ling and Susanna Lee Pui-yee.

“We could not bear to say goodbye to our father, and neither could our entire family. But he was almost 100 years old,” Martin Lee said as he and his brother met the press after the funeral ended at around 12.50pm.

“He was surrounded by the whole family, and passed away peacefully.”