Hutchison Whampoa invests in Facebook

firedragon852 writes: Reported by Guardian Unlimited, Hong Kong Billionaire Sir Li Ka-shing, the man behind Hutchison Whampoa and therefore Orange and 3 UK, has reportedly invested $60m of his fortune into taking a piece of Facebook. The deal, reported by Kara Swisher on All Things Digital, is small change to a man who is reported to have a fortune of $23bn — placing in the Top 10 richest men in the world list.