Future and unexpected, you never know which will come first.
On May 26, the famous Hong Kong and Macao businessman and patriotic entrepreneur "gambling king" Stanley Ho died in Hong Kong Hospital at the age of 98. People were also very saddened by his death and sent their own condolences. It has now been nearly two months since his death, and his funeral was held at a funeral home in Hong Kong on 7.7 for three days.
In Hong Kong, the funerals of the rich are usually held very grandly. At the same time, the funeral can also be regarded as a vanity fair, through the funeral, you can see the contribution and influence made by a person before his life. And Stanley Ho, whether it is influence or contributions to the country, people can see it. Therefore, the outside world is very concerned about his funeral.
On the first day of Stanley Ho's funeral, the funeral list was exposed, and the lineup was luxurious. Among them, there are countless business giants such as Li Ka-shing, as well as many politicians, including 3 vice-national and 4 minister-level. The glory of his life continued to the end of his life. Some people are destined to be extraordinary.
The legendary life of the "gambling king"
Stanley Ho was born into the family of Ho Qidong, a famous aristocrat in Hong Kong. When he was young, his family way declined, and Stanley Ho, who had experienced all kinds of hardships, worked hard to become stronger and began his own road of counterattack in life.
With a strong personality, he was unwilling to accept worldly depravity and worked hard to be admitted to the University of Hong Kong. After graduating, he started a business with his bare hands, worked in various jobs, and accumulated a lot of wealth through his hard work and talent. In 1961, he successfully bid for Macau casinos, starting the first step towards the "gambling king". After that, he seized the opportunity to develop into one of the most well-known figures in Macao through the gaming industry, and was known as the "gambling king".
He is a symbol of legend, and few people have the audacity and strategy of him. At the same time, he is also a representative of patriotism. As a multinational race, he still cherishes love the motherland and is committed to the development of the motherland. He alone obtained the pig head statue and horse head statue of the 12 zodiac signs of the "Old Summer Palace Relic", and donated all of them to the country, and also donated 10 million Hong Kong dollars to earthquake relief during the Sichuan earthquake. He has made indelible contributions to the motherland and society.
"Glory" at the funeral
The glory of Stanley Ho's life is engraved on his life resume. Now that man is gone, the glory of life should come to an end with the end of life. But at the funeral, he passed away and received the last glory of his life.
State funerals are used to bury people who have made great contributions to the motherland. Although Stanley Ho did not enjoy the state funeral like his former friend "Fok Ying Tung" died, his merits cannot be ignored.
In the funeral list of Stanley Ho's funeral released a few days ago, there are many prominent people among them. The presence of these big figures symbolizes the strong status of Stanley Ho during his lifetime, and also represents the last honor of the "gambling king" Stanley Ho in his life. There are many big names in business and politics, and many familiar people are on the list.
Among them, there are many business leaders in his funeral list, such as Guo Bingxiang, Guo Binglian, He Zhuguo, Lin Jianyue and so on. Among them, Li Ka-shing and Li Shauji, who are once the richest man, are also among them. But it can be considered normal, after all, they are all in Hong Kong and Macao, they are all wealthy aristocrats, and it is normal to have intersections.
Another is Lee Kwok-po, who has considerable influence in Hong Kong as chairman of the Bank of East Asia. At the same time, his family is the first prominent family in Hong Kong, which has prospered for seven or eight generations, and has also produced many powerful figures.
As the owner of the Hong Kong tobacco company, Ho Chu Kwok also attended Stanley Ho's funeral. His father, Ho Ying-kit, is a well-known philanthropist in Hong Kong, who anonymously donated more than a billion yuan during his lifetime, and was only exposed by Hong Kong television after his death. Lin Jianyue is the owner of Hong Kong's Lai Sun Group, and his father Lin Baixin is a legendary rich man in Hong Kong.
After Lin Jianyue took over his family business, he gradually rescued the troubled Lai Sun Group and continued to expand its development. He Zhuguo also had a very good relationship with Lin Jianyue and others, and he also married Lin Jianyue and married his son with Lin Jianyue's daughter.
Hu Yingxiang, a businessman second only to Fok Ying Tung in his contribution to the mainland, who invested in the construction of the Humen Bridge and the Guangzhou-Shenzhen Expressway, was the first person to propose the construction of the Zhuhai-Hong Kong-Macao Bridge, and his name is also on the list.
And one name appeared on the list, which was very surprising. He is Kwok Hok Nian, now 97 years old, as the richest man in Malaysia, but he lives in Hong Kong all year round. Although it was rumored that his relationship with Stanley Ho was not particularly good, he and Stanley Ho were also patriotic entrepreneurs and admired Stanley Ho very much. Therefore, from this point of view, it is reasonable for his name to appear on the mourning list.
In addition, Li Guozhang, president of the University of Hong Kong, and Wang Mingquan, a big star in the Hong Kong entertainment industry, are also on Stanley Ho's funeral list. It's a pity that there are some people who don't show up. For example, Li Wenda and Liu Luanxiong, who are the five richest people in Hong Kong, and Fok Zhenting, a wealthy businessman who had a very good relationship with Stanley Ho during his lifetime. At the funeral of the Huo family, Huo Yingdong, Stanley Ho was on his list of soul supporters, but Huo Zhenting did not come to his funeral. This is really unexpected.
Many people may not know much about these big figures, but they have a strong influence as people everywhere. Almost everyone affects the economy of a place.
In addition to Stanley Ho's business friends during his lifetime, there are many political bigwigs. Almost all the political figures in Hong Kong and Macao are on the list, including six of the seven chief executives of Hong Kong and Macao, as well as leaders of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government of Hong Kong and Macao, three leaders at the vice-national level, and four ministerial-level leaders. Among them are state-level leaders and former Hong Kong Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa; former Macao Chief Executive Ho Hau Wah; Hong Kong's current Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor; and Deputy Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government of Hong Kong, Tam Tieniu.
Although no one from the mainland government appears on the mourning list, according to this scale, there should also be funeral condolences at that time. After all, Stanley Ho has made great efforts for the return of Hong Kong and Macao throughout his life, and has also promoted the economic development of the two places after the handover.
Stanley Ho's funeral can be called the epitome of his life. In this way, he can be considered to have died well. Stanley Ho's life is legendary and wonderful, he is affectionate and personable, and it is difficult to forget. During his lifetime, he was kind and charitable, enthusiastic about public welfare, and actively participated in the economic and cultural construction of the motherland's hinterland.
Now his life has come to an end. After a beautiful life, he can be regarded as having no regrets. I hope that in the years to come, the descendants of the He family can do a good job and expand the cause of the He family. And in the field of public welfare, we can learn from Stanley Ho. We will continue to strengthen economic and political exchanges with the hinterland of the motherland and jointly promote the construction and development of the two places.