NEWSMAKER-Li Ka-shing to bring his business drive to Britain

By Sui-Lee Wee HONG KONG, July 30 (Reuters) – His name is synonymous with the hard-driving business style in his adopted city of Hong Kong, and now Li Ka-shing will also become a force in Britain after offering to buy one of the nation’s top power grid operators for $9.1 billion. At a spry 82, Li . . . → Read More: NEWSMAKER-Li Ka-shing to bring his business drive to Britain

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