Li Ka-shing Urges Halt to Hong Kong Violence in ‘Name of Love’

  • City’s richest man among tycoons breaking silence on protests
  • Billionaire warns the best cause can lead to the worst result
HK Billionaire Li Ka-Shing Breaks Silence Over Protests
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Hong Kong’s richest man is weighing in on the protests rocking the city, urging a halt to the unrest “in the name of love.”

“Love freedom, love tolerance, love the rule of law,” billionaire Li Ka-shing said in advertisements placed on the front pages of several local newspapers Friday, signing them as “a Hong Kong citizen.”