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Stanley Ho Hung Sun : the ‘King of Gambling’ ,from his multiethnic identity to the contribution to society
Introduction
Macao is known to the world for its casino industry. Macao 's richest man, Ho Hung Sun, is an entrepreneur in Asia. Ho is also known as "The King of Gambling", showing the monopoly he held of the Macau gambling industry for over 40 years. Behind Stanley Ho 's successful career is a story of ordeals and adventures that will inspire everyone.
This essay focuses on the contribution of Stanley Ho as a multiethnic entrepreneur in laying the foundations for Macao to become a world-know gambling place. The factors that explain Stanley Ho 's success is complex .Ranging from his multiethnic identity, family connections, to the historical background (particularly the Second World War and the Handover to China), have all played a vital role.
Background
Stanley Ho’s Multi-ethnicity
Stanley Ho was born in a well-known and influential family in Hong Kong on November 25, 1921. His grandfather Ho Fok was the younger brother of Sir Robert Ho Tung, an influential figure in Hong Kong’s political and commercial circles at that time. While Sir Robert Ho Tung, was an influential businessman in British Hong Kong. He was an multiethnic person, born to a man of Dutch and Jewish ancestry named Charles Henri Maurice Bosman and Madame Sze, a Han Chinese woman of Bao An heritage. It has often been claimed that he was the "first Chinese to be allowed to live on Victoria Peak" in 1906.
Stanley Ho’s father, Ho Sai Kwong, was a business who made great fortunes.Stanley Ho was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. But his father lost his fortune when he was only 12, after an adverse stock market investment and abandoned his family.
It shown that Stanley Ho is Portuguese, Jewish, British and Chinese multi-ethnic mixed.
“Fortunes may not follow you a lifetime, only knowledge will.” By Stanley Ho
Stanley Ho studied at Queen 's College, Hong Kong. Owing to his
Introduction
Macao is known to the world for its casino industry. Macao 's richest man, Ho Hung Sun, is an entrepreneur in Asia. Ho is also known as "The King of Gambling", showing the monopoly he held of the Macau gambling industry for over 40 years. Behind Stanley Ho 's successful career is a story of ordeals and adventures that will inspire everyone.
This essay focuses on the contribution of Stanley Ho as a multiethnic entrepreneur in laying the foundations for Macao to become a world-know gambling place. The factors that explain Stanley Ho 's success is complex .Ranging from his multiethnic identity, family connections, to the historical background (particularly the Second World War and the Handover to China), have all played a vital role.
Background
Stanley Ho’s Multi-ethnicity
Stanley Ho was born in a well-known and influential family in Hong Kong on November 25, 1921. His grandfather Ho Fok was the younger brother of Sir Robert Ho Tung, an influential figure in Hong Kong’s political and commercial circles at that time. While Sir Robert Ho Tung, was an influential businessman in British Hong Kong. He was an multiethnic person, born to a man of Dutch and Jewish ancestry named Charles Henri Maurice Bosman and Madame Sze, a Han Chinese woman of Bao An heritage. It has often been claimed that he was the "first Chinese to be allowed to live on Victoria Peak" in 1906.
Stanley Ho’s father, Ho Sai Kwong, was a business who made great fortunes.Stanley Ho was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. But his father lost his fortune when he was only 12, after an adverse stock market investment and abandoned his family.
It shown that Stanley Ho is Portuguese, Jewish, British and Chinese multi-ethnic mixed.
“Fortunes may not follow you a lifetime, only knowledge will.” By Stanley Ho
Stanley Ho studied at Queen 's College, Hong Kong. Owing to his
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