Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing attends a news conference to announce his companies' interim results in Hong Kong August 2, 2012. Hutchison Whampoa Ltd, a ports-to-telecoms empire owned by Asia's richest man Li Ka-shing, reported on Thursday a smaller drop than expected in first-half net profit, buoyed by the performance of its infrastructure unit. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu (CHINA - Tags: BUSINESS)