Mario Ho Yau-kwan, the youngest son of billionaire casino tycoon Stanley Ho. Photo: Baidu

Casino tycoon Stanley Ho’s son paid US$64 million for Hong Kong house days before coronavirus gathered pace

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Topic | Hong Kong property

Sandy Li and Enoch Yiu

Published: 7:00am, 6 Feb, 2020

Updated: 7:10am, 6 Feb, 2020

Mario Ho Yau-kwan, the youngest son of billionaire casino tycoon Stanley Ho. Photo: Baidu

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Sandy Li

Sandy Li is the property editor. She covers property market which focus in listed property firms and government policy. During her career she has won several journalism prizes, including the Citi Journalistic Excellence Award in 2011. She was first runner-up for the same award in 2010.

Enoch Yiu

Enoch joined the Post as a business reporter in 1996. Before that, she worked at a Chinese daily newspaper for four years. She is author of two books: 'They Mean Business: 50 exclusive interviews with Hong Kong top executives' and 'Serving with Passion: stories of established catering brands in Hong Kong'.