Cheung Chung-kiu

[3] Cheung started his career buying electronic goods, umbrellas, watches and cassettes in Hong Kong to resell in mainland China.

[3] As his wealth grew, he moved into property, buying agricultural land in the north of Chongqing, and using that to build Chongqing's first large housing project, California Garden.

[3] Aged 29, Cheung had one of his companies, Yugang International, listed on Hong Kong's stock exchange.

[4] In March 2017, his Hong Kong-listed company C C Land bought London's Leadenhall Building from British Land and Oxford Properties (50/50 owners) for £1.15 billion.

[5] In January 2020, Cheung was in the process of buying 2–8a Rutland Gate a 45-room 62,000 sq ft mansion overlooking Hyde Park, London from the estate of Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud for between £205 and £210 million, which would make it easily the most expensive house ever sold in the UK.