Zoom buoys Li Ka-shing back to top of Hong Kong's rich list

Videoconferencing company's pandemic boom pays off for tycoon

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Hong Kong "Superman" Li Ka-shing has continued to show investing savvy even after his 2018 retirement from his flagship companies. © Reuters

TAKESHI KIHARA, Nikkei staff writer

HONG KONG -- Li Ka-shing regained the crown of Hong Kong's richest person last year, according to Forbes' 2021 list, thanks to an investment in Zoom Video Communications that helped boost his net worth by 20% to $35.4 billion.

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