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Hong Kong’s 50 Richest 2024: Collective Wealth Slumps In A Gloomy Property And Trade Landscape
ByJane Ho,
Forbes Staff
With a 28% stock market decline, the combined fortune of Hong Kong’s wealthiest fell 9% to $296 billion.
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Forbes Staff
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Brothers Behind Southeast Asia’s Largest Aluminum Smelter Are Now Malaysia’s Second-Richest
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K-Beauty Craze Lands Founder Of Skincare Device Firm In Ranks Of South Korea’s Richest
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