CHINA-HONG KONG-LI KA-SHING-PROFIT-CONFERENCE (CN)

(120802) — HONG KONG, Aug. 2, 2012 (Xinhua) — Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing attends a news conference to announce his companies’ interim results in Hong Kong, south China, Aug. 2, 2012. Property giant Cheung Kong Holdings, controlled by Li Ka-shing, said Thursday that its profit attributable to ordinary shareholders in the first half of 2012 slumped 54 percent from a year ago to 15.46 billion HK dollars (2 billion U.S. dollars).
(Xinhua/Lui Siu Wai) (zhs)