Stanley Ho
Stanley Ho Hung-sun (Chinese: 何鴻燊, 25 November 1921 – 26 May 2020) was a Hong Kong-Macau billionaire[1] businessman, and philanthropist. He was the founder and chairman of SJM Holdings. It owned nineteen casinos in Macau including the Grand Lisboa.[2]
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| Nationality | Macanese Hong Konger |
| Occupation | Businessman |
Ho had been nicknamed Godfather and King of Gambling. He was an important person on the Macau gambling industry for 75 years.[3]
Ho was also the founder and chairman of Shun Tak Holdings, through which he owned many businesses including entertainment, tourism, shipping, real estate, banking, and air transport. It was said that his businesses employ almost one-fourth of the workforce of Macau.[4]
Ho died on 26 May 2020 at a hospital in Hong Kong of kidney failure, aged 98.[5]
Stanley Ho Media
Macau Tower, owned by STDM
Bust of Stanley Ho at the Fundacao Oriente, Lisbon.
Stanley Ho Building, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
References
- ↑ "Lawrence Ho". Forbes.
- ↑ "Macau casino magnate Stanley Ho dies aged 98". South China Morning Post. 26 May 2020.
- ↑ Bloomberg Billionaires Index. https://www.bloomberg.com/billionaires/profiles/chiu-king-ho.
- ↑ Kandell, Jonathan (26 May 2020). "Stanley Ho, Who Turned Macau Into a Global Gambling Hub, Dies at 98". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/26/business/stanley-ho-dead.html.
- ↑ "BREAKING: Hong Kong casino tycoon Stanley Ho dies aged 98". Hong Kong Free Press. 26 May 2020. https://hongkongfp.com/2020/05/26/breaking-hong-kong-casino-tycoon-stanley-ho-dies-aged-98/. Retrieved 26 May 2020.