On November 13, 2019, Macau entrepreneur Stanley Ho donated the horse head purchased with personal investment to the State Administration of Cultural Heritage.
At the donation ceremony, the gambling king’s daughter He Chaoqiong attended the ceremony on behalf of her father.
Stanley Ho is also known as the "Macau Gambling King". He has a strong financial background and his family is the leading wealthy family in Hong Kong and Macau.
Stanley Ho and his four wives have 6 sons and 11 daughters. What is unexpected is that he, who has six sons, has designated two daughters as the successors to his career.
The Road to Success of "Macau Gambling King" Stanley Ho was born in Hong Kong in 1921. In his early years, Stanley Ho had a wealthy family and a superior living environment.
His father and grandfather were both well-known businessmen in Hong Kong, and his grandmother and mother also came from wealthy families.
He grew up well-fed and well-fed, receiving an advanced education. Later, his father went bankrupt and he was forced to live in exile in Southeast Asia.
After the family declined, the relatives and friends who originally surrounded him not only did not lend a helping hand, but even ridiculed the Stanley Ho family in every possible way.
Because there is no source of income, the young master who was originally well-dressed and well-fed has no choice but to live a life of eating chaffy vegetables.
It is said that suffering is a required course in life. Cowardly people will be defeated by suffering and never recover from it.
But excellent people will sublimate themselves in suffering.
After his father went bankrupt, Stanley Ho experienced life's ups and downs and gradually understood that he could only survive on his own.
So, in his trough, Stanley Ho began to pick up books and start studying, and was eventually admitted to the University of Hong Kong with excellent results. Later, the war broke out and Hong Kong fell. In 1941, Stanley Ho was forced to leave Hong Kong and go to Macau to make a living.
After arriving in Macau, with his fluent English and outstanding memory, he got a secretary position in a trading company in Macau.
Later, in the process of working, because he was good at communicating with others, his communication skills were fully demonstrated, and he soon found a place in the trading company.
In 1943, Stanley Ho earned 1 million Australian dollars in a trading company.
But the ambitious Stanley Ho does not want to settle for a small trading company. He is an eagle and should soar higher in the sky.
After several years of preparation, Stanley Ho founded the Macau Fire and Water Company, and later engaged in the textile business with his friend ***.
After years of accumulation of wealth, Stanley Ho returned to Hong Kong in 1953 and entered the construction and real estate industry. By 1959, he had become a famous rich man.
Since then, Stanley Ho has relied on his keen market sense to start getting involved in catering, tourism, entertainment, shipping and other industries. Unsurprisingly, these investments have brought Stanley Ho huge profits that ordinary people cannot imagine.
From 1990 to 1994, Stanley Ho spent huge sums of money to build casinos in Macau and Vietnam, which promoted the development of Macau's gaming industry to a certain extent. During this period, Stanley Ho has become a veritable "Macau Gambling King."
While developing his own business empire, Stanley Ho is also concerned about the economic and social development of Hong Kong, Macao and mainland China.
Stanley Ho has made many personal contributions to support the economic development of Hong Kong, Macao and the mainland, and has established foundations to help people who have difficulties in life.
He received numerous honors throughout his life, and his career and social influence have been recognized by society and the country.
In 2018, 96-year-old Stanley Ho announced his retirement.
Stanley Ho has grown from a poor boy to a billionaire today. His hard work and outstanding personal abilities are obvious to everyone.
He has single-handedly promoted the development of Macau's gaming industry and occupies a pivotal position in the economic field of Hong Kong and Macau.
The "romantic" gambling king is now close to a hundred years old. During his magnificent life, in addition to the business empire he established, the most well-known story is the story of the gambling king and his four wives.
When Stanley Ho first arrived in Macau, he met Lai Wanhua, who is regarded as the most beautiful woman in Macau.
Stanley Ho began to pursue Li Wanhua fiercely after meeting her for the first time. Soon Stanley Ho got the attention of Li Wanhua with his outstanding appearance and perseverance in pursuit.
Not long after, Lai Wanhua and Stanley Ho got married. After their marriage, the two were loving and harmonious.
Shortly after his marriage, Stanley Ho quickly made his first pot of gold in Macau.
Li Wanhua and Ho Hongshen gave birth to three daughters and one son, and lived a happy life.
In 1957, Li Wanhua was unfortunately ill and bedridden.
Stanley Ho not only looks suave, but also possesses wealth and abilities that ordinary people cannot match. These factors determine that Stanley Ho will not only have one woman.
"After Li Wanhua was in bed, Stanley Ho met Lan Qiongying, who was born in a military family. In 1957, Stanley Ho and Lan Qiongying got married. After marriage, Lan Qiongying and Ho Hongshen gave birth to one boy and four girls. In terms of educating their children,
, Lan Qiongying, who was born in the military, was known for his strictness. Gambling king Stanley Ho also gave a lot of guidance to the growth of his children, making Lan Qiongying's children the most capable children of the gambling king. Later, Lan Qiongying settled in Canada to help Stanley Ho take care of things.
Clothing business. The gambling king will not stop his romantic pursuits because of one person. Chen Wanzhen was originally Lai Wanhua's personal caregiver. After the relationship was made public, Chen Wanzhen became a couple.
Stanley Ho has a son and two daughters. Liang Anqi, the fourth wife of the gambling king, met the gambling king at a dance.