Hong Kong Director Pay 2024: 31 Executives Earn Over HKD100m

Hong Kong director pay 2024 data show thirty-one executives of listed firms each earning over HKD100m (USD12.8m), according to activist investor David Webb’s financial website Webb-site. Li Auto founder Li Xiang topped the ranking with nearly HKD680m, followed by JS Global Lifestyle chairman Wang Xuning and J&T Global Express founder Jet Li Jie, who each earned around HKD520m, mainly from share awards. HSBC CEO Georges Elhedery ranked 23rd with HKD130m, more than double his 2023 compensation as CFO. CK Hutchison chairman Victor Li earned HKD212m from salary and bonuses, while New World Development’s Henry Cheng narrowly missed the HKD100m mark. Webb-site compiled the data using Hong Kong Exchange filings dating back to 2005.