Editing Richard Li (section)

==Early life and education==
Li was born in 1966 at their parent's residence in 79 Deep Water Bay Road, Deep Water Bay, [[Hong Kong]],<ref name="Wired"/><ref>{{Cite news |title=继承者：李泽钜 or 李泽楷？ |url=https://zhuanlan.zhihu.com/p/34756279 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20200505095228/https://zhuanlan.zhihu.com/p/34756279 |archive-date=2020-05-05 |access-date=2025-03-18 |work=知乎专栏 |language=zh}}</ref>Richard Li Tzar-kai is the youngest son of businessman [[Li Ka-shing]].<ref name="TheStar_2019_Zhang">{{cite news |last=Zhang |first=Karen |date=July 4, 2019|title=Son of HK's richest man to stay on Shantou University council, his foundation says amid concerns |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/regional/2019/07/04/son-of-hong-kongs-richest-man-li-kashing-will-stay-on-shantou-university-council-his-foundation-says |work=[[The Star (Malaysia)|The Star]] |access-date=December 3, 2020 }}</ref> Li and his older brother [[Victor Li|Victor]] spent their childhoods in Hong Kong, where Li attended [[St. Paul's Co-educational College]]. He left Hong Kong at age thirteen to be educated at [[Menlo School]] in [[Atherton, California]]. In high school, he worked at McDonald's and as a caddy at the local golf course.<ref name="Wired">{{citation|url=https://www.wired.com/wired/archive/7.05/li_pr.html|periodical=Wired Magazine|title=Empire of the Son|date=July 2005|access-date=10 December 2010|last=McGill|first=Douglas C.}}</ref> He studied [[computer engineering]] at [[Stanford University]] until 1987.<ref name="LATimes_1994_Li">{{cite news |last=Courtney |first=Christine |date=April 11, 1994 |title=Hong Kong Rich Kid Turns Asia on Its Headset|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-04-11-fi-44804-story.html |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=December 3, 2020 }}</ref> Citing personal reasons, he withdrew from university after three years.<ref name="Kyodo">{{citation|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0WDP/is_2001_March_26/ai_72696450/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071201202023/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0WDP/is_2001_March_26/ai_72696450/|archive-date=1 December 2007|publisher=Kyodo News|date=26 March 2001|access-date=30 September 2011|title=H.K. tycoon Richard Li confirms he is no Stanford graduate}}</ref>