According to the latest director pay league table published by Webb-site on Sunday, the financial data platform founded by corporate governance activist David Webb, Li’s HK$679.78 million package was made up of HK$676.78 million in stock options and a HK$2.83 million base salary.
The ranking table analysed remuneration data – including salary and benefits, bonus, retirement benefits and share-based payments – for 1,000 directors across almost all listed companies in Hong Kong.
Wang Xuning, chairman and CEO of Chinese small kitchen appliance maker JS Global Lifestyle – which operates the well-known mainland brand Joyoung – ranked second on the league table with total earnings of HK$520.51 million.
Rounding out the top three places was Li Jie, founder of Asian courier services provider J&T Express, who received a package of HK$518.82 million.
The company, which went public in Hong Kong in 2023, derived most of its revenue from China and Southeast Asian markets in the first half of the year.
Liu Qiangdong, the billionaire founder of e-commerce platform JD.com, came in at fourth place with a total remuneration of HK$448.8 million.
