Luxury Mansion, Yacht And More: Hong Kong Billionaire’s Rs 2,134 Crore Gift To Daughter-in-Law

Cathy Chui, a former actress and now a distinguished Hong Kong socialite, acquired presents price over HK$2 billion (Rs 2,134 crore rupees) from her billionaire father-in-law, Lee Shau Kee, earlier than his demise on March 17. Married to Martin Lee, Chui was gifted a HK$50 million schooling fund, land valued at HK$1.82 billion, a HK$110 million luxurious yacht, and a mansion, amongst different lavish presents, in line with studies from The Standard and VnExpress. She earned the nickname “Hundred-billion daughter-in-law” within the tabloids as a result of extravagant presents she acquired through the years.

In 2006, Chui tied the knot with Martin Lee in a union dubbed the “marriage ceremony of the century.” Initially, tabloids decreased her function to that of a “child machine” after she had 4 youngsters in speedy succession. However, she has since developed right into a pivotal determine within the household, recognised for her discretion, resilience, and calculated presence in each enterprise and excessive society.

Who is Cathy Chui?

Cathy Chui, also called Cathy Tsui or Cathy Lee, is a former Hong Kong actress turned socialite, born in 1982 in Sydney, Australia. She gained prominence after marrying Martin Lee Ka-shing, son of the late billionaire property tycoon Lee Shau Kee, founding father of Henderson Land Development. Their 2006 marriage ceremony, dubbed ”the marriage of the century” by the media, was a lavish occasion costing hundreds of thousands.

Chui is the one daughter-in-law within the Lee household, one in every of Hong Kong’s wealthiest, and has 4 youngsters with Martin, born between 2007 and 2015. 

Now 43, Chui is taking over extra distinguished roles in investments and household enterprise, in line with Malaysia’s Sin Chew Daily. Recently, she leveraged a number of properties gifted by her late father-in-law to safe HK$5 billion for a UK retirement actual property mission. Chui is concentrated on securing her youngsters’s futures inside the household enterprise, together with her 15-year-old daughter finding out on the University of Cambridge and her eldest daughter interning at Henderson Land, the household’s flagship firm. She has additionally appointed her father to the corporate’s board of administrators.

Beyond enterprise, Chui maintains her elite standing by way of charity occasions and household enterprise promotions. Despite a low-key social media presence, she holds honorary roles as chairperson and occasion ambassador, solidifying her place among the many elite alongside distinguished girls like Olympic champion Guo Jingjing and Kimbee Chan. 

Tatler Asia has highlighted her as a distinguished determine in philanthropy, and in 2018, she was honoured with the amfAR Award of Courage for her contributions to society.