Samathur Li
Samathur Li Kin-kan (born 1973) is a Hong Kong businessman, and the eldest son of Hong Kong billionaire Samuel Tak Lee.
Early life
Samathur Li Kin-kan is the eldest son of Hong Kong billionaire property developer Samuel Tak Lee (1939–2026).[1]
Motorsports career
Li is the founder and owner of the British-based car racing Team Veloqx, which won the British GT Championship in its first season in 2002.[2] In 2004, with two Audi R8 LMP1 prototypes, they won the Sebring 12 Hours and came second at the Le Mans 24 Hours.[2] Team Veloqx took a break from 2004 for Li to focus on the family real estate business, but was relaunched in 2021, with plans to compete in the World Endurance Championship challenger with a Veloqx Fangio Hypercar.[2]
Personal life
In December 2011, the Hong Kong High Court ordered Li to pay his wife of eight years, Florence Tsang, a 38-year-old solicitor, a divorce settlement of HK$1.2 billion ($154 million or £98 million).[3][4] The divorce occurred because she refused to have an abortion.[5] The package included real estate and club membership fees in Hong Kong and London, and fees to buy three luxury cars and a yacht.[3] Tsang had sought HK$6.4 billion, more than half of their joint assets.[3] In January 2014, the Hong Kong Court of Appeal reduced the divorce settlement to HK$411 million, following an appeal by Li and his father.[6]
Li owns the Cayman Islands-registered superyacht Pelorus, previously owned by Roman Abramovich, and later David Geffen.[7]
Li is a car collector, and owns the Rolls-Royce Sweptail, which, at the time of launch, was the most expensive new car ever, priced at over £10 million.[8]
References
- ↑ "$118M gift from MIT alumnus will advance socially responsible and sustainable real estate development". MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 2015-01-08. Retrieved 2026-05-29.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Watkins, Gary (26 August 2021). "Veloqx to make Le Mans return with biofuel Hypercar". Autosport. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Ex-wife awarded $154m in Hong Kong payout". BBC News. 2 December 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
- ↑ Moore, Malcolm (2 December 2011). "Asian property tycoon heir to pay £95 million to ex-wife". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
- ↑ "The billionaire divorce case that gripped the city". South China Morning Post. 2 December 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
- ↑ "Update | Court slashes record divorce payout for property scion's ex-wife". South China Morning Post. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
- ↑ Klein, Michael (16 July 2021). "Crew of Cayman-registered superyacht sues for unpaid wages". Cayman Compass. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
- ↑ "Sam Li's Car Collection (China)". Agent4Stars.com. 23 December 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
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