In reality, Li went to school for a couple of years and then started working for a wealthy uncle (from the family that owns Hong Kong's Chung Nam Watch Co.). Subsequently he became part of an important subcategory of tycoons who got ahead, in part, by marrying the boss's daughter.
1. don't be unemployed or under-employed (he clearly says it is your fault if so)
2. don't get sick, not mentioned anywhere what happens then, does HK have universal healthcare?
This sounds a bit like McDonald's financial advice to their employees
http://www.nbcnews.com/business/personal-finance/mcdonalds-f...
btw, this guy made his money by buying cheap real-estate and got lucky when prices went up:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Li_Ka-shing#Real_estate
In reality, Li went to school for a couple of years and then started working for a wealthy uncle (from the family that owns Hong Kong's Chung Nam Watch Co.). Subsequently he became part of an important subcategory of tycoons who got ahead, in part, by marrying the boss's daughter.