Five HKBU Foundation members and five donors made an appearance on the 2020 list of the 50 richest Chinese people published by Forbes:

• Dr. The Hon. Lee Shau Kee, GBM
  Chairman of Lee Shau Kee Foundation Ltd.
  Honorary Permanent President
   
• Sir The Hon. Li Ka Shing, GBM, KBE, JP
  Chairman of the Li Ka Shing Foundation
  Donor of the University
   
• Mr. Joseph Lau Luen Hung
  Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Chinese Estates Holdings Ltd.
  Donor of the University
   
• Mr. Lee Man Tat, SBS
  Group Chairman of Lee Kum Kee Co., Ltd.
  Donor of the University
   
• Dr. Yeung Kin Man, SBS, JP
  President of Biel Crystal (HK) Manufactory Ltd.
  Donor of the University
   
• The Hon. Sir Michael Kadoorie, GBS
  Chairman of CLP Holdings Ltd.
  Honorary Permanent President (CLP Power Hong Kong Ltd.)
   
• Dr. The Hon. Vincent Lo Hong Shui, GBM, GBS, JP
  Founder and Chairman of the Shui On Group
  Honorary Permanent President
   
• Dr. Wong Man Li, BBS, JP
  Chairman of Man Wah Holdings Co. Ltd.
  Honorary Vice President
   
• Dr. Henry Fong Yun Wah, GBS, MBE, JP
  Chairman of the Fong Shu Fook Tong Foundation and the Fong’s Family Foundation
  Honorary Trustee
   
• Sir Gordon Wu Ying Sheung, GBS
  Founder and Chairman of Hopewell Holdings Ltd.
  Donor of the University