Time back to 1978, when the country sounded the clarion call of reform and opening up. Huo Yingdong's eldest son, Huo Zhenting, clearly remembers that on the day he heard about the state meeting, the wise Fok Yingdong immediately made the decision to build a hot spring resort hotel in Zhongshan, Guangdong.
Immediately after that, the White Swan Hotel and the Beijing VIP Building Hotel in Guangzhou were built one after another, and the development of Nansha in Panyu, Guangzhou, poured countless efforts and energy into Huo Yingdong. Hello everyone! Xuan Xuan said every day, and today he continued: Huo Yingdong!
In the early days of the motherland's reform and opening up, it can be said that there is no way forward, and Huo Yingdong's most energy is spent on breaking the convention and single-mindedly opening up new roads for the interior, remembering that at the beginning, the locals entered the White Swan Hotel and the hotel needed a letter of introduction from the unit, And Huo Yingdong said with anger, "Why can't we our own people enter our own hotels?" Then he immediately asked the White Swan Hotel to open to the public. It is believed that this should be the first foreign-related hotel in the mainland to open to the public.
Huo Qigang, the eldest grandson of Huo Yingdong, recalled: "Grandpa always thought about how to help the country go to a higher level. For example, the Beijing VIP Building Hotel was built because Beijing wanted to host the Asian Games. Looking back at the lack of international standard hotels and related service places in the capital in the 1990s, Fok Ying Tung hopes that our country will usher in such an important international event for the first time, and there must be a relatively beautiful condition to receive foreign guests. ”
According to rough statistics, Fok Ying Tung has invested more than HK$10 billion, all of which is used to support the development of major infrastructure construction and education, culture, health and sports in the mainland. In the major historical process of Hong Kong's return to the motherland in 1997, Fok Ying-tung played a unique role in his prestige and prominent status in Hong Kong.
Since the reform and opening up, Huo Yingdong's major contributions have been highly affirmed by the state. In 2018, Fok Yingdong was posthumously awarded the title of "Pioneer of Reform" and affirmed Fok Yingdong's contribution, and only 5 people in Hong Kong and Macao have received such honors so far.
When it comes to the praise of the state for Fok Ying Tung, Mr. Fok Ying Tung always said: "Doing very little for the country is like a drop of water for the ocean. "Huo Lao's patriotic spirit has always been respected and loved by people from all walks of life in China and Hong Kong. Hats off to Grandpa Fok Ying Tung! Pay attention to me, Xuan Xuan said every day, tell a good Chinese story, and stimulate the feelings of home and country! See you next time, bye bye!