; Whereas Li Ka-shing has funded scholarships at the University of Utah, Utah Valley University, and schools throughout Canada, Asia, and Europe; Whereas the philanthropy of Li Ka-shing has— (1) created a free hospice program throughout China; (2) built hospitals; and (3) provided medical services— (A) to correct cataracts; (B) to help children with cleft lips and palates; and (C) to install prosthetics for amputees; Whereas Li Ka-shing has developed a monastery as a modern institute for Buddhist education to spread peace and harmony; Whereas Li Ka-shing has brought relief to victims of tsunamis in American Samoa and Indonesia, as well as earthquakes around the world; Whereas Li Ka-shing has established Shantou University, the only privately funded public university in the world, to provide open enrollment to students across China, regardless of their means; Whereas, in his historic My Third Son speech, Li Ka-shing articulated his philosophy that his fellow man is as much a part of his family as are his sons, Victor and Richard; Whereas the My Third Son speech has been referenced by other philanthropists, such as Warren Buffett; Whereas the concept of the Third Son of Li Ka-shing has been mentioned in The Chronicle of Philanthropy and cited in the context of honors Li Ka-shing has received, such as the inaugural Malcolm S. Forbes Lifetime Achievement Award, the Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy, the Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire, the Commandeur, Légion d’honneur in France, and the Grand Bauhinia Medal in Hong Kong; and Whereas Li Ka-shing has retired as Chairman of CK Group of Companies: Now, therefore, be it