,,iii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #ebj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #bc1 
#bjah ,mr4 ,hatch 7for himself and ,mrs4
 ,feinstein7 submitted the following    
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,foreign ,relations       
,,resolution  ,recognizing and          
commending the contributions of ,li     
,ka-shing in global business leadership 
and philanthropy upon his retirement    
from a #gh-year professional career4    
,whereas ,congress has recognized       
examples of corporate statesmanship and 
philanthropy in an effort to encourage  
similar engagement within the ,united   
,states and abroad2 ,whereas ,li        
,ka-shing was the chairman of the ,,ck  
,group of ,companies1 a multinational   
corporation with #caj1jjj employees     
operating in #eg countries around the   
world2 ,whereas ,li ,ka-shing has       
dedicated his life not only to the      
success of the ,,ck ,group of           
,companies1 but also to improving the   

welfare of all of humanity2 ,whereas1 at
 the age of #ab1 ,li ,ka-shing was      
forced to leave school to provide for   
his family following the death of his   
father from tuberculosis1 and later     
became the wealthiest individual in     
,asia2 ,whereas the business philosophy 
of ,li ,ka-shing reflects his belief in 
the importance of cooperation and       
contribution from allies1 partners1 and 
employees2 ,whereas ,li ,ka-shing       
believes and has taught that an         
equitable society can only be achieved  
if individuals are willing to do their  
part to build a more caring society2    
,whereas1 in #aihj1 ,li ,ka-shing       
established the ,li ,ka ,shing          
,foundation to nurture a culture of     
giving and to foster creativity1        
constructive engagement1 and            
sustainability2 ,whereas1 to date1 ,li  
,ka-shing1 through the ,li ,ka ,shing   
,foundation and the ,,ck ,group of      
,companies1 has given some              
#c1jjj1jjj1jjj to support critical      

programs that transcend national        
boundaries1 governments1 ethnicities1   
religions1 and politics2 ,whereas the   
philanthropy of ,li ,ka-shing includes  
donations to children's health and      
resources centers1 cancer research      
centers1 and major medical and          
bioscience research facilities at       
,stanford ,university1 the ,university  
of ,california1 ,berkeley1 and the      
,university of ,california1 ,san        
,francisco2 ,whereas ,li ,ka-shing has  
given billions of dollars to combat     
hepatitis1 avian flu1 and hereditary and
 degenerative diseases2 ,whereas ,li    
,ka-shing has funded scholarships at the
 ,university of ,utah1 ,utah ,valley    
,university1 and schools throughout     
,canada1 ,asia1 and ,europe2 ,whereas   
the philanthropy of ,li ,ka-shing has-- 
7#a7 created a free hospice program     
throughout ,china2  7#b7 built          
hospitals2 and  7#c7 provided medical   
services--  7,a7 to correct cataracts2  
7,b7 to help children with cleft lips   

and palates2 and  7,c7 to install       
prosthetics for amputees2  ,whereas ,li 
,ka-shing has developed a monastery as a
 modern institute for ,buddhist         
education to spread peace and harmony2  
,whereas ,li ,ka-shing has brought      
relief to victims of tsunamis in        
,american ,samoa and ,indonesia1 as well
 as earthquakes around the world2       
,whereas ,li ,ka-shing has established  
,shantou ,university1 the only privately
 funded public university in the world1 
to provide open enrollment to students  
across ,china1 regardless of their      
means2 ,whereas1 in his historic ,my    
,third ,son speech1 ,li ,ka-shing       
articulated his philosophy that his     
fellow man is as much a part of his     
family as are his sons1 ,victor and     
,richard2 ,whereas the ,my ,third ,son  
speech has been referenced by other     
philanthropists1 such as ,warren        
,buffett2 ,whereas the concept of the   
,third ,son of ,li ,ka-shing has been   
mentioned in ,the ,chronicle of         

,philanthropy and cited in the context  
of honors ,li ,ka-shing has received1   
such as the inaugural ,malcolm ,s4      
,forbes ,lifetime ,achievement ,award1  
the ,carnegie ,medal of ,philanthropy1  
the ,knight ,commander of the ,order of 
the ,british ,empire1 the ,commandeur1  
,lgion d'honneur in ,france1 and the    
,grand ,bauhinia ,medal in ,hong ,kong2 
and ,whereas ,li ,ka-shing has retired  
as ,chairman of ,,ck ,group of          
,companies3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that
 the ,senate--  7#a7 commends ,li       
,ka-shing for his global business       
leadership and service to humanity      
through the advancement of philanthropy2
  7#b7 congratulates ,li ,ka-shing as he
 formally retires as chairman of the    
,,ck ,group of ,companies on ,may #aj1  
#bjah2 and  7#c7 respectfully requests  
that the ,secretary of the ,senate      
transmit a copy of this resolution to   
,li ,ka-shing4