Francis Lui Yiu Tung (pictured in a file photo), chairman of Macau casino operator Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd, remains in the top 10 in this year’s Forbes list of ‘Hong Kong’s 50 Richest’.
“Francis Lui and family” are ranked number nine, with an estimated net worth of US$12.7 billion, according to the list published on Thursday by Forbes magazine. That was up from US$9.4 billion in last year’s list.
Ranked at three on the 2026 list is “Henry Cheng and family”, with a net worth of US$26.1 billion, up from US$19.5 billion in 2025.
Hong Kong-headquartered and privately-held Chow Tai Fook Enterprises Ltd, which is linked to the Cheng family, is an investor in the Destination Brisbane consortium that has a stake in an Australian real estate development, which includes a casino resort, at Queen’s Wharf, Brisbane, Queensland.
Chow Tai Fook Enterprises also has ties to VMS Group, a Hong Kong-based private equity investment company said to control 75 percent of Hoi An South Development Ltd, the promoter of the Hoiana casino complex in Hoi An, on Vietnam’s central coast.
Cheng Yu-tung, the father of Henry Cheng, had been a long-time investor in Sociedade de Turismo e Diversões de Macau SA (STDM), the parent of Macau casino operator SJM Holdings Ltd, founded by the late Stanley Ho Hung Sun.
At number 23 on the 2026 Forbes list of Hong Kong’s 50 Richest is Pansy Ho Chiu King, a daughter of Mr Ho. She was down one spot from last year, despite her net worth rising to US$4.5 billion, from US$3.9 billion.
She holds a substantial stake in Hong Kong-listed Macau casino operator MGM China Holdings Ltd, and is its chairperson and an executive director.
Ms Ho is also chair of Shun Tak Holdings Ltd, a Hong Kong-listed property developer in Hong Kong and Macau. The company also runs ferries between the two places and operates hotels.
At number 44 on Hong Kong’s 50 Richest for 2026 is Angela Leong On Kei, down from the 37th spot last year. Her net worth is put at US$2.15 billion, down from US$2.3 billion in 2025. Ms Leong is co-chairman and executive director of Macau-based casino operator SJM Holdings.
According to Forbes, the combined wealth of tycoons on the 2026 list of Hong Kong’s 50 Richest rose “to an all-time high” of US$366 billion, up circa 22 percent year-on-year.
“A raft of initial public offerings and a slowly recovering property sector made Hong Kong one of Asia’s best-performing stock markets last year, with the benchmark Hang Seng index rallying nearly 30 percent since fortunes were last measured,” stated the publication.
Li Ka-shing continues to hold the top spot with his fortune up to US$45.1 billion, from US$37.3 billion.
Brothers Peter and Martin Lee, co-chairmen of property developer Henderson Land Development occupy now the second position, with a net worth of US$34.9 billion, an increase from US$29.2 billion a year ago. Their combined net worth, shared with family, was inherited from their father Lee Shau Kee, who died last March at age 97.
