As the saying goes, "the male protagonist is outside, the female protagonist is inside", because of the personality characteristics of women "inside the lord", there are very few women active in the national political arena. But there is a Singaporean Chinese woman named Ho Jing, this modern legendary woman is not only the wife of the Prime Minister of Singapore, but also the head of Singapore's largest enterprise, Temasek, and has supported China many times and won a piece of praise. In this video we will talk about her story.
Born into a wealthy Chinese merchant family
Ho Jing was born in Singapore to a local Chinese family, and his father was Ho Wing Hung, a well-known wealthy businessman in Singapore. Since her father was of Chinese descent, He Jing was exposed to the study of traditional Chinese culture from an early age. When He Jing was a child, Singapore was still under British colonial rule at that time, but at that time, New China had been established, so He Jing often heard her father talk about the situation in China, and the little children were extremely envious of being able to live in an independent and unified country. As a result, the young He Jing studied very hard, and at the same time she was also very intelligent, and never let parents worry about learning.
Later, when He Jing was in middle school, she was admitted to the famous Kexin Girls' High School in Singapore with her own efforts, and in this national key high school where the masters gathered, He Jing's intelligence was no longer thriving, but she still surpassed all her opponents with her unremitting efforts.
The rainy season at the age of 18 was when He Jing successfully graduated from high school and won the presidential scholarship. Because Singapore has a tropical climate, the hot summer makes the average person extremely irritable, but Ho Ching is like water, because she is quietly thinking about her future. In the history of Singapore's founding, none of the students who obtained the presidential scholarship during high school did not enter singapore's political circles and later became high-ranking officials, so the presidential scholarship is also equivalent to a golden stepping stone to enter the political world. However, After graduating, He Jing unexpectedly chose to continue her studies at university, and later she was sent by the state to Stanford University to pursue a master's degree in electrical engineering with a rigorous academic style. In this boring profession, He Jing put away the girl's innocent and romantic nature, immersed herself in experimentation and learning, and successfully obtained a master's degree.
Career and love double harvest
After returning from studying at Stanford, as a high-end technical talent, He Jing entered the Singapore Ministry of National Defense and was promoted to the position of deputy minister. It should be noted that Singapore was not long off from British rule at that time, the fragile defense system could not withstand a foreign invasion, and even a simple military exercise by the British Navy could surprise the Singapore authorities. He Jing chose to become a vice minister at this time, and the young she can be said to have been appointed in the midst of danger, and the work pressure is particularly high.
Under the burden of national defense work, Ho Jing did not lose the joy of life, and even during her tenure in the Ministry of National Defense, she also met Lee Hsien Loong, the son of the prime minister of Singapore at the time. Because of a government official acquaintance, the two people who saw each other at first sight invited each other many times after the end of their work, and the two cars soon moved from lovers to the palace of marriage under the joy of the two boxes.
Speaking of Lee Hsien Loong, he was already a father of two children when he met Ho Jing, and he was often depressed in his life after experiencing a failed marriage. But a failed marriage can not conclude that Lee Hsien Loong's life was ruined, first of all, Lee Hsien Loong himself is a high-achieving student at Cambridge University, and after graduation, he held an important position in the Singapore government early. However, after Ho Ching and Lee Hsien Loong married, because both of them held important positions and played a very important role in Singapore, it was common to gather less and leave more, but the two have always maintained a harmonious and loving husband and wife relationship.
The prime minister's wife is careful and loving, taking care of her husband's two children, she does not dislike her stepson's albinism at all, but is very concerned about the children, and even in order to accompany the two young children, she quit her job at the Ministry of National Defense and went to the sea to do business.
Technologist or business genius?
Earlier, He Jinggong was sent to Stanford University to study for a master's degree in electrical engineering, so He Jing has always been a technical expert in this field in Singapore. After retiring from the Ministry of Defence, Ho Jing first joined Temasek's engineering department, and she quickly reached a high-level position with solid professional knowledge and high efficiency. In 2002, when the entire Asian region was in an economic crisis, Singapore's domestic economic situation was dismal, and although Temasek's business involved all aspects of Singapore's national life, it was strong, but it could not withstand the impact of the financial crisis.
So Temasek was in dire need of a technically and economically minded president to lead the company to change, so the shareholder board found He Jing, who had a sharp vision and strong ability to do things. The choice of Temasek's directors may be based on Ho's political background. Because at this time, Ho Ching's husband Lee Hsien Loong was serving as Singapore's Finance Minister, and Temasek was a state enterprise registered in a private name, that is, Temasek shares were completely controlled by the state, and the custodian was the National Treasury, so Ho Ching's tenure as President at this time would be conducive to Temasek's rapid recovery. But from another point of view, He Jing's inauguration as president at this time will definitely attract criticism from everyone, and it is believed that He Jing's Lee Hsien Loong family wants to control the country's economy, and even smears a black on her husband's political career.
But He Jingyi did not hesitate, because at this time there was no second candidate in Singapore who was more suitable for this heavy responsibility than her, although there were many quarrels with her husband and many people outside, but He Jing was stunned to take over this hard stubble.
For backward national enterprises, He Jing quickly carried out top-down changes to the enterprise after taking over the position of president, and the first thing was to relocate the work office from the original landmark building to the remote and unknown office building, which is to convey a concept to all employees, that is, to work hard.
In order to improve Temasek's return on assets, He Jing led the company's team to fully investigate the market in Southeast Asian countries, and she led the team to discover that Southeast Asia is a "big gold mine". After getting the results, we resolutely invested more than one billion yuan in India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and other countries, and invested in the construction of factories in the local area. Today, Temasek's investments in Southeast Asia and China have involved finance, healthcare, education and other aspects, greatly improving Temasek's return on capital.
In addition, He Jing has also established a top-down supervision and promotion system, which has greatly accelerated the efficiency of work, and employees have also increased their work efficiency because of the promotion rules.
Soon, Ho Jing seemed to be magical, and in her first few years as president of Temasek, the large state-owned enterprise that had collapsed in the economic crisis came to life, and its market value suddenly reached tens of billions. It has also become singapore's economic label. As the head of Temasek, He Jing was worth more than 200 billion yuan at one point, and in 2007, he Jing was ranked third in the Forbes Rich List in the "Annual List of the World's Most Powerful 100 Women" by Forbes magazine.
Professional geopolitician
Today, Ho Ching has long since stepped down as president of Temasek, and she is a kind and amiable First Lady of Singapore, who, although not an official in the DPRK, is a professional geopolitician. If Lee Hsien Loong's leadership qualities are vividly demonstrated at every major government event, then the political charm exuded by his wife, Ho Ching, is reflected in all aspects of life. Even a simple speech on social platforms can attract widespread attention from the media of various countries.
2020 is the time when the new crown is raging, and masks at that time are undoubtedly a hot commodity, and the supply of masks in Singapore is very tight. As a small country, Singapore does not have industrial factories in its own country, but they have a mask production line in Taiwan Province of China. However, at the height of the epidemic, Taiwan Province did not allow the export of masks. This angered Ho Jing, so all the mask machines in Taiwan Province were shipped back to Singapore to produce masks in the country.
Later, Taiwan Province sent masks to Singapore with great shame, but by then the epidemic was under control, and this weasel's move to give chickens a New Year's greeting attracted a boo in Singapore. He Jing even sent a mocking poison dart frog on her social platform, which was interpreted by professionals: this is a satire on Taiwan Province as a "cheap poison frog".
The silent ridicule is a blow to Taiwan Province, and the sharp response has attracted wide comments from netizens. In fact, He Jing has always defended the one-China political stance. Her hard-line behavior was unanimously appreciated by Chinese people.
He Jing also posted an ironic cartoon on social platforms, alluding to the american double standard psychology. At the same time, it sent "30,000 people to support the safety of 7 million people, maintain the normal work order of 3 million people, rest for a while and put into the stormy work, sincerely salute!" Such patriotic remarks strongly praise the selfless dedication of the Chinese police. He Jing clearly understands how rapid China's economic development is, so as a Chinese, He Jing calls on everyone to love China.
The face will eventually pass away, but the hero is immortal. In the new era, we must redefine heroes, they are not only strong men, but also women who are weak on the outside and delicate and strong on the inside!