This story is part of Forbes' coverage of Hong Kong’s Richest 2019. Their 89-year-old grandmother Kwong Siu-hing, Walter’s mother and widow of Sun Hung Kai’s founder Kwok Tak-seng, also joins the list for the first time at No. The brothers co-inherited a 7.3% stake in Sun Hung Kai, which is Hong Kong’s largest property firm by market capitalization, at $49 billion. More from Forbes: Hong Kong's Richest 2019: City's Richest Suffer A Tough YearBorn in 1950, Walter was the eldest son of Sun Hung Kai’s founder and became chairman and chief executive when his father died in 1990. His brothers Thomas and Raymond were appointed co-vice chairmen and together the three steered the company’s rapid growth and built some of Hong Kong’s tallest skyscrapers.

Source: Forbes February 13, 2019 21:45 UTC