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Stanley Ho

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Stanley Ho

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  • Born
    November 25, 1921 · Hong Kong, British Overseas Territory (now Hong Kong, China)
  • Died
    May 26, 2020 · Hong Kong

Biography

    • Stanley Ho was born on November 25, 1921 in Hong Kong, British Overseas Territory (now Hong Kong, China). He was married to Clementina Angela Leitão, Leong On-kei, Lucina Azul Jean Ying and Ina Chan. He died on May 26, 2020 in Hong Kong.

Family

  • Spouses
      Clementina Angela Leitão(1942 - 2004) (her death, 4 children)
      Leong On-kei (4 children)
      Lucina Azul Jean Ying (5 children)
      Ina Chan (3 children)
  • Children
      Josie Ho
      Laurinda Ho
  • Relatives
      Edward E. Ketterer(Cousin)
      Aisslynn Hotung(Cousin)

Trivia

  • He held a four-decade monopoly on casinos in Macau until it opened to foreign companies in 2002. He was the wealthiest person in the former Portuguese colony.
  • He was born into one of Hong Kong's wealthiest and most powerful families. When he was 13, his father abandoned the family after being wiped out during the Great Depression. Ho attended Hong Kong University but didn't graduate because of WWII. Since he was fluent in English and Chinese, he was a telephone operator for British forces until Hong Kong fell to Japan. He boarded a boat for neutral Macau, joining refugees from mainland China. During the war, he ran nighttime smuggling and trading trips up the Pearl River Delta.
  • Hong Kong tycoon, head of SJM Holdings he is the father of Josie Ho.

Quotes

  • I don't gamble at all. I don't have the patience. Don't expect to make money in gambling. It's a house game. It's for the house.

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