https://www.scmp.com/rss/110233/feed Stanley Ho Hung Sun, born in 1921, is an entrepreneur with business interests in Hong Kong and Macau. For decades, he held a government-granted monopoly over the Macau gambling industry. He has been referred to locally as "The King of Gambling". en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Paul French Paul French On July 22, 1928, the great and good of Macau gathered to celebrate the official opening of the seven-storey President Hotel, led by the brilliantly mustachioed, poetry-loving Portuguese governor Artur Tamagnini de Sousa Barbosa. The location of the colony’s newest hotel couldn’t have been better: it was the most prominent building on the colonnaded thoroughfare of Avenida de Almeida Ribeiro (San Ma Lo in Cantonese), a stone’s throw from the two historic hubs of colonial Macau: Senado Square and... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3341024/hotel-central-reopens-and-brings-old-macau-back-life?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3341024/hotel-central-reopens-and-brings-old-macau-back-life?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 02 Feb 2026 04:00:08 +0000 Annemarie Evans Annemarie Evans I WAS BORN IN a small city in the north of Mozambique called Nampula in 1962. My parents were living in Mozambique. My father was a soldier and the capital was called Lourenco Marques (present-day Maputo). It was, of course, a colony of Portugal. We moved to Portugal when I was four. My father became a merchant and he travelled a lot, so I seldom saw him. I stayed with my grandparents in Porto and then lived with my mother again in Lisbon a few years later. By then, she was separated from my... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/passions/article/3341202/ricardo-pinto-covering-macau-through-decades-and-launching-literary-festival?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/passions/article/3341202/ricardo-pinto-covering-macau-through-decades-and-launching-literary-festival?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 26 Jan 2026 09:00:10 +0000 Gavin Yeung Gavin Yeung Only a year ago, Macau would have seemed like the last place to find a thriving craft cocktail scene. Its sprawling, bedazzling gambling resorts draw a predominantly mainland Chinese crowd who prefer Burgundy wines, Mao-tai or simply an ice-cold bottle of Harbin Beer with their baccarat. Locals, on the other hand, are famously nightlife-shy, preferring to retreat home at the end of the working day while saving up for weekend trips north to Zhuhai. Add to this the world-famous watering holes of... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/food-drink/article/3340765/asias-50-best-bars-came-macau-and-nothings-been-same?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/food-drink/article/3340765/asias-50-best-bars-came-macau-and-nothings-been-same?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 23 Jan 2026 04:00:10 +0000 Josiah Ng Josiah Ng It’s been another year of twists and turns, highs and lows for the world of horology. LVMH Watch Week and Watches and Wonders kicked off the horological year in style as usual, but fairs like Geneva Watch Days and Dubai Watch Week in the latter half of the year grew significantly larger as well. US President Donald Trump’s tariffs dominated headlines for the global watch industry this year, generally affecting operations and price adjustments as tariffs were paused, resumed, increased and... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/watches/article/3337330/2025-timepieces-9-top-moments-watches-year-donald-trumps-tariffs-return-urban-jurgensen?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/watches/article/3337330/2025-timepieces-9-top-moments-watches-year-donald-trumps-tariffs-return-urban-jurgensen?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 24 Dec 2025 06:00:12 +0000 Themis Qi Themis Qi Integrated resorts operator SJM Holdings, one of the six licensed casino concessionaires in Macau, has abandoned a plan to acquire Ponte 16, which is among the firm’s nine satellite gambling venues directed to halt operations under the city’s revised gaming laws. “Following a comprehensive business review and after a thorough assessment of long-term business planning, commercial considerations and resource prioritisation across the group’s portfolio, SJM Resorts will not proceed with the... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/3333584/sjm-cancels-ponte-16-acquisition-pursues-deal-larc-macau?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/3333584/sjm-cancels-ponte-16-acquisition-pursues-deal-larc-macau?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 20 Nov 2025 12:23:56 +0000 Fan Chen,Salina Li,Cheryl Arcibal Fan Chen,Salina Li,Cheryl Arcibal Hong Kong’s weakening retail sales and slumping property market have sharply reduced the capital values of commercial real estate owned by celebrities like Nicholas Tse Ting-fung and the family of the late “King of Gambling” Stanley Ho Hung-sun. The Macau tycoon’s property at 20 Kimberley Street, Tsim Sha Tsui, has been put up for sale at HK$88 million (US$11.3 million), CBRE, the sole agent for the sale, said on Tuesday. The 1,410 sq ft corner site has a maximum commercial development potential... https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3302286/how-hong-kongs-property-slump-affecting-asset-values-owned-celebrities-and-tycoons?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3302286/how-hong-kongs-property-slump-affecting-asset-values-owned-celebrities-and-tycoons?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 14 Mar 2025 00:30:08 +0000 Danny Mok Danny Mok A fire broke out at the former home of late “King of Gambling” Stanley Ho Hung-sun in Hong Kong’s upmarket Repulse Bay area on Tuesday afternoon, forcing seven workers to flee. The blaze started at No 1 Repulse Bay Road after a water pump for an aquarium short-circuited and exploded, authorities said. A call was made to emergency services at 2.45pm but the flames had already died down before firefighters arrived. Some electrical cables were damaged in the fire. No injuries were reported. A... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3301031/fire-breaks-out-late-king-gambling-stanley-hos-former-hong-kong-home?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3301031/fire-breaks-out-late-king-gambling-stanley-hos-former-hong-kong-home?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:28:33 +0000 Political eyes have been focused on Macau for the past few months. And, last week, as one strong and apparently anointed candidate put themselves forward for the city’s top job, the suspense hanging over the chief executive election race lifted. Current Chief Executive Ho Iat-seng’s term ends in December, but speculation was rife before he officially announced on August 21 that he would not seek a second term. Ho had not previously given any indication whether he would run again, but close... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3276589/beijing-sends-signal-macau-governance-anti-corruption-focus?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3276589/beijing-sends-signal-macau-governance-anti-corruption-focus?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 01 Sep 2024 21:30:10 +0000 Salina Li Salina Li Black Spade Capital, the family office of Macau casino operator Melco Resorts & Entertainment’s chairman Lawrence Ho Yau-lung, listed its second special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) on Nasdaq on Wednesday. Black Spade Acquisition II, the SPAC sponsored by an affiliate of Black Spade Capital, priced its initial public offering (IPO) of 15 million units at US$10 each. Each unit consists of one class A ordinary share and one-third of one redeemable warrant, with each whole warrant exercisable... https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3276299/melco-chairman-lawrence-ho-backed-spac-raises-us150-million-nasdaq?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3276299/melco-chairman-lawrence-ho-backed-spac-raises-us150-million-nasdaq?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 28 Aug 2024 22:00:18 +0000 Mario Ho Yau-kwan, the youngest son of the late Macau casino tycoon Stanley Ho Hung-sun, on Friday became the youngest founder of a Nasdaq-listed company in Asia, as the 29-year-old entrepreneur’s esports firm NIP Group started trading in the United States. NIP, which achieved a milestone as the first listed Chinese company in the esports industry, raised a total of US$20.25 million from its offering of 2.25 million American depositary shares at US$9 per share. “Looking back at this journey, we... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3272213/stanley-hos-youngest-son-mario-leads-first-listed-chinese-company-esports-industry?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3272213/stanley-hos-youngest-son-mario-leads-first-listed-chinese-company-esports-industry?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 28 Jul 2024 11:30:25 +0000 Esports entrepreneur Mario Ho Yau-kwan, the youngest son of the late Macau casino tycoon Stanley Ho Hung-sun, is seeking to expand the international reach of his organisation NIP Group, as it pursues an initial public offering (IPO) in the United States. NIP is a Cayman Islands-based holding company, with operations primarily conducted through two wholly-owned subsidiaries: Ninjas in Pyjamas Gaming in Sweden, which is engaged in esports teams operations; and Wuhan Xingjingweiwu Culture & Sports... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3266695/stanley-hos-youngest-son-mario-sets-sights-chinas-first-esports-ipo-us?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3266695/stanley-hos-youngest-son-mario-sets-sights-chinas-first-esports-ipo-us?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 15 Jun 2024 01:00:19 +0000 The offspring of Hong Kong tycoons and well-known families, as well as a star basketball player, are among government appointees to three neighbourhood committees whose job is to work with district councils to improve public services. The new faces include Arnaldo Ho Yau-heng, son of late Macau casino king Stanley Ho Hung-sun, Fiona Tong Pui-yan, daughter of Isabella Kau Hung-ping, a businesswoman and runner-up in the 1982 Miss Hong Kong beauty contest, and former Hong Kong basketball player... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3257608/hong-kong-basketball-hero-slam-dunks-new-role-area-committee-alongside-tycoons-son-and-daughter?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3257608/hong-kong-basketball-hero-slam-dunks-new-role-area-committee-alongside-tycoons-son-and-daughter?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 02 Apr 2024 11:58:26 +0000 Dave Besseling’s weekly dive into the Post’s archives for Post Magazine opens a door to the past, giving readers a look at stories that made headlines in Hong Kong over the decades. In 2023, several of the most popular with readers had a crime element. 2004: Bank junks deposit boxes in blunder We looked back at an incident in 2004 when a Hong Kong bank suffered a crushing humiliation after scrapping 83 safe deposit boxes full of cash, jewels and personal items. DBS Bank was renovating one of its... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/short-reads/article/3246007/most-read-2023-hello-kitty-murder-death-jet-lis-manager-7-stories-post-archives?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/short-reads/article/3246007/most-read-2023-hello-kitty-murder-death-jet-lis-manager-7-stories-post-archives?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 25 Dec 2023 08:15:16 +0000 Musician, actress and fashionista Josie Ho recently made headlines with her new horror film Onpaku, directed by Shugo Fujii and released on August 31 in Hong Kong. The cult film features classic Japanese horror and suspense with a plot that centres on Ho’s character Sarah, who encounters an unimaginable string of events as she travels to Tokyo for a property investment deal following a bad break-up. Ho is known for her unique approach to the arts; her acting roles and music are definitely more... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/fashion/celebrity-style/article/3235458/onpaku-star-josie-hos-eclectic-personal-style-hong-kong-based-daughter-late-casino-tycoon-stanley-ho?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/fashion/celebrity-style/article/3235458/onpaku-star-josie-hos-eclectic-personal-style-hong-kong-based-daughter-late-casino-tycoon-stanley-ho?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 23 Sep 2023 05:00:22 +0000 Laurinda Ho Chiu-lin might be one of the most glamorous women in Hong Kong. From her lavish wardrobe to attending A-list events across the globe, this jet-setter’s life is the envy of many. And she looks great too. The daughter of late casino tycoon Stanley Ho is often praised for her flawless looks, having clear skin and keeping a healthy lifestyle. Her holistic approach to well-being has made her an inspirational figure, guiding those who aspire to embrace a balanced way of life. So how does... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3231248/inside-laurinda-hos-immaculate-skincare-and-wellness-regime-daughter-hong-kongs-late-casino-tycoon?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3231248/inside-laurinda-hos-immaculate-skincare-and-wellness-regime-daughter-hong-kongs-late-casino-tycoon?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 16 Aug 2023 06:00:18 +0000 “The son and daughter-in-law of Macau’s casino boss, Mr Stanley Ho, have been killed in a traffic accident in Lisbon,” reported the South China Morning Post on June 25, 1981. “Mr Ho said yesterday from Macau that members of his family have gone to Lisbon to make arrangements to bring the bodies back to Hongkong for burial. His son, Mr Robert Ho, was a manager of the Shun Tak Shipping Co Ltd. He and his wife, Suki Potier Ho, are survived by two daughters. “Reports received last night did not say... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/short-reads/article/3224542/when-son-macau-casinos-mogul-stanley-ho-was-killed-road-accident-lisbon-portugal?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/short-reads/article/3224542/when-son-macau-casinos-mogul-stanley-ho-was-killed-road-accident-lisbon-portugal?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 20 Jun 2023 03:15:11 +0000 Laurinda Ho has hit the love jackpot! In case you haven’t heard, the daughter of late casino tycoon Stanley Ho tied the knot last month with Chinese-Canadian actor Shawn Dou in one of the season’s most lavish ceremonies. Hong Kong’s crème de la crème of high society gathered to witness the grand celebrations that united the two lovebirds at Bali’s Six Senses Uluwatu resort on April 18. The happy couple, who had been dating for four years, honoured their special day with a star-studded guest... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3219773/inside-casino-heiress-laurinda-hos-mega-luxury-lifestyle-late-hong-kong-billionaire-stanley-hos?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3219773/inside-casino-heiress-laurinda-hos-mega-luxury-lifestyle-late-hong-kong-billionaire-stanley-hos?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 08 May 2023 08:01:18 +0000 Martin Choi Martin Choi Shun Tak Holdings, controlled by the clan that dominates Macau’s gambling industry, expects “modest recovery” in the tourism industry this year, after reporting a loss for 2022 as pandemic-related restrictions hit its bottom line. Shun Tak, which has interests in property, transport, hospitality and investment sectors, posted a loss attributable to owners of the company of HK$558.2 million (US$71.1 million), compared with a net profit of HK$962.4 million in 2021, according to its annual results... https://www.scmp.com/business/investor-relations/article/3214789/shun-tak-headed-pansy-ho-expects-modest-recovery-tourism-after-slumping-us711-million-loss-due-covid?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/investor-relations/article/3214789/shun-tak-headed-pansy-ho-expects-modest-recovery-tourism-after-slumping-us711-million-loss-due-covid?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 24 Mar 2023 15:00:16 +0000 Willa Wu Willa Wu A changing of the guard in mainland China’s corridors of power in favour of younger delegates and officials with closer ties to Hong Kong has underlined Beijing’s commitment to the city’s development, political analysts said after the annual “two sessions” parliamentary gatherings concluded. Seasoned observers said one notable change was the leadership overseeing Hong Kong and Macau affairs after Ding Xuexiang, 60, succeeded Han Zheng as executive vice-premier. Ding is widely tipped to also take... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3213529/whos-who-beijing-politics-after-two-sessions-reshuffle-good-news-hong-kong-analysts-say?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3213529/whos-who-beijing-politics-after-two-sessions-reshuffle-good-news-hong-kong-analysts-say?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 15 Mar 2023 00:00:25 +0000 Willa Wu Willa Wu China’s top political advisory body is to have one fewer vice-chairman from Hong Kong as the seat of the city’s first post-handover leader will not be filled after he steps down, the Post has learned. But observers said the retirement of Tung Chee-hwa, 85 – leaving another former chief executive, Leung Chun-ying, as the city’s only vice-chairman on the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) – would not weaken the city’s voice in Beijing. The reduced representation for Hong... https://www.scmp.com/news/article/3212988/chinas-two-sessions-2023-will-loss-vice-chairman-countrys-top-political-advisory-body-weaken-hong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/article/3212988/chinas-two-sessions-2023-will-loss-vice-chairman-countrys-top-political-advisory-body-weaken-hong?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 09 Mar 2023 13:55:52 +0000 Four out of 10 inheritors in Hong Kong wish they had discussed more about their parents’ inheritance plans before they died to avoid unresolved family conflicts, according to a report by the Swiss lender UBS. The findings were part of the UBS Investor Watch report released on Thursday, which noted that high-net worth investors were seeing the downside of inadequate inheritance planning. The report surveyed 4,500 investors with at least US$1 million in investible assets across 14 markets... https://www.scmp.com/business/money/wealth/article/3196614/40-cent-hong-kong-heirs-regret-not-openly-discussing-parents-will-ubs-survey-finds?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/money/wealth/article/3196614/40-cent-hong-kong-heirs-regret-not-openly-discussing-parents-will-ubs-survey-finds?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 20 Oct 2022 09:00:11 +0000 The family of the late gambling tycoon Stanley Ho risks losing the concession of two of Portugal’s biggest casinos after a rival bidder for the licence to operate both venues made a higher offer. The Casino Lisboa, in Portugal’s capital, and Casino do Estoril, located in the seaside town of Cascais near Lisbon, are operated by Estoril Sol SGPS SA, whose main shareholder is the Ho family. Pansy Ho, the eldest daughter of Stanley Ho’s second wife, is the chairwoman of Estoril Sol. The licence to... https://www.scmp.com/business/money/article/3194846/gambling-tycoon-stanley-hos-family-risks-losing-portugal-casino?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/money/article/3194846/gambling-tycoon-stanley-hos-family-risks-losing-portugal-casino?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 05 Oct 2022 02:31:56 +0000 Peggy Sito Peggy Sito The last-minute bid by Malaysian billionaire Lim Kok Thay for a Macau gaming licence has rattled stock investors. His entry into the fray means seven casino operators are vying for just six new concessions, which raises the prospect of one of Macau’s established licence holders being run out of town by a newcomer. “This is a negative surprise,” said Morgan Stanley in a report. Macau casino stocks fell on Thursday, with Wynn Macau closing almost 7 per cent lower, as investors grew concerned that... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/3192648/malaysian-tycoon-lim-kok-thays-bid-casino-licence-has-traders?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/3192648/malaysian-tycoon-lim-kok-thays-bid-casino-licence-has-traders?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 16 Sep 2022 00:15:11 +0000 Henry Lau Henry Lau You probably know Pansy Ho Chiu-king as one of the many children of late businessman Stanley Ho, aka Macau’s “King of Gambling”, whose brood is estimated to number 16 offspring. Pansy is a daughter from his second marriage, to wife Lucina Laam King-ying, and is known as one of the richest and most successful businesswomen in Hong Kong. Bruce Lee to Stanley Ho – where are Hong Kong’s dead celebrities buried? Chairing Shun Tak Holdings and being a major shareholder in various companies, including... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3186776/hong-kong-billionaire-pansy-ho-60-friendships-canto-pop?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3186776/hong-kong-billionaire-pansy-ho-60-friendships-canto-pop?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 28 Jul 2022 02:00:31 +0000 A Hong Kong court has been asked to name the administrators of late gaming tycoon Stanley Ho Hung-sun’s vast and complex multibillion-dollar estate after his surviving children and grandchildren failed to reach an agreement. Ho, who was counted as one of Asia’s richest men while he ran the continent’s largest casino empire for half a century, died without leaving a will on May 26 last year at the age of 98, survived by three of his four wives and 15 of his 17 children. But the exact size of his... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3157930/hong-kong-court-tasked-name-administrators-stanley-hos?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3157930/hong-kong-court-tasked-name-administrators-stanley-hos?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 30 Nov 2021 13:58:32 +0000 Traditionally, starting a family might be considered a cause for belt-tightening and financial fastidiousness, but can you imagine actually making millions by rearing a child? That’s the strange reality for some in modern Chinese culture. To encourage newlywed couples to have children, wealthy families in Hong Kong and East Asia often use cash, diamonds and even mansions as incentives to encourage the sprouting of a new family branch – and an extension of the family name. Which Hong Kong TV and... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3145579/crazy-rich-asian-push-presents-guo-jingjing-and-kenneth?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3145579/crazy-rich-asian-push-presents-guo-jingjing-and-kenneth?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 19 Aug 2021 04:23:05 +0000 A married former Hong Kong official who served nine months in prison for failing to declare a payment from his lover while he was still in government handling her business applications has returned to court to challenge his misconduct conviction. Wilson Fung Wing-yip, 57, husband of Betty Fung Ching Suk-yee, head of the Policy Innovation and Coordination Office, was found guilty and jailed last year for misconduct in public office for keeping the government in the dark about his dealings with... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3113449/married-ex-hong-kong-official-appeals-against?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3113449/married-ex-hong-kong-official-appeals-against?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 10 Dec 2020 13:47:07 +0000 Beijing on Tuesday welcomed home a 160-year-old bronze horse head statue to the Old Summer Palace from which it was stolen, a donation from Macau’s late casino king Stanley Ho Hung-sun. It is one of 12 bronze animal head sculptures representing the Chinese zodiac that were part of a fountain at the palace known as the Yuanmingyuan. The pieces were stolen from Beijing in 1860 when Anglo-French troops invaded China during the Second Opium War and left the site burned and reduced largely to... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3112071/bronze-horse-head-donated-late-stanley-ho-becomes-first?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3112071/bronze-horse-head-donated-late-stanley-ho-becomes-first?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 01 Dec 2020 06:15:28 +0000 With a bit of imagination and drive, the highly popular Alexander Grantham fireboat attraction at Quarry Bay could be joined by a sister vessel of equal importance. Many Hongkongers are mourning the imminent loss of the Boeing jet-propelled Macau hydrofoils that the late Dr Stanley Ho first brought to the city. Introduced in 1974 when the price of fuel was considerably less, the well-known “Flores” – the first jetfoil – has recently been retired and could potentially become an important on-land... https://www.scmp.com/comment/letters/article/3109059/showcase-hong-kongs-maritime-heritage-historic-macau-jetfoil?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/letters/article/3109059/showcase-hong-kongs-maritime-heritage-historic-macau-jetfoil?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 09 Nov 2020 23:10:05 +0000 In August 1993, Donald Trump visited Hong Kong with the intention of building a Trump Tower in Central. “I’ve got many friends here, and one or two are interested in putting up a building similar to the Trump Tower in New York,” Trump told the South China Morning Post, published on August 19, 1993. I’m a New York boy, born and bred and there’s only one other city in the world that impresses me – Hong Kong Donald Trump, talking to the South China Morning Post in 1993 Trump, who was then 47, had... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3108142/when-donald-trump-visited-hong-kong-future-us-president?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3108142/when-donald-trump-visited-hong-kong-future-us-president?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 02 Nov 2020 23:00:25 +0000 So politically divided is Hong Kong society that even the outcome of complaints against perceived bias in judges’ decisions in relation to social unrest cases are bound to trigger more attacks one way or the other. It is good to learn that the judiciary will not shy away from criticisms and will provide summaries of selected decisions at lower courts to enhance public understanding of the reasoning and complaints against judicial conduct. This will, hopefully, strengthen confidence and support... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3106034/attacks-judges-will-only-undermine-our-cherished-rule-law?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3106034/attacks-judges-will-only-undermine-our-cherished-rule-law?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 18 Oct 2020 14:57:52 +0000 Macau could see a shift in travel patterns in the coming months when the Covid-19 pandemic subsides, as the government banks on short-haul travellers with preference of shorter stay in the world’s largest gambling hub, an official said. The changes may be inevitable as the government takes steps to reopen its border to more visitors to its casinos and other cultural attractions. The viral outbreak since January has left the local economy in tatters, with tourist arrivals in free fall. “The time... https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3105042/macau-predicts-shift-travel-patterns-covid-19-limits-tourism-short-haul?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3105042/macau-predicts-shift-travel-patterns-covid-19-limits-tourism-short-haul?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 12 Oct 2020 02:30:12 +0000 Eight years ago, Cristiano Tavares came to Macau from Vila do Conde, a small town in northern Portugal, to boost his career prospects. The move paid off. He started as a cook in the Michelin-starred Antonio Restaurant, and then quickly rose through the ranks to become head chef in just three years. “The opportunities are definitely better in Macau as many hotels, casinos and resorts have opened here,” said the 31-year-old. Last year, he was the given the task of opening Paulaner Brahaus, a... https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3103851/macaus-ambitious-plan-turn-itself-greater-bay-area?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3103851/macaus-ambitious-plan-turn-itself-greater-bay-area?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 03 Oct 2020 02:00:17 +0000 Late gaming tycoon Stanley Ho Hung-sun’s eldest surviving child has asked a Hong Kong court to name two members of a global consulting firm as the administrators of his estate, at a rate of up to about HK$6,600 per hour. Angela Ho Chiu-yin on Monday applied for a High Court order to appoint Tiffany Wong Wing-sze and Edward Simon Middleton, both managing directors of Alvarez & Marsal Asia, as administrators, with their fees to be paid out of the estate, at an hourly rate of HK$2,535 to HK$6,630... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3103565/stanley-hos-daughter-angela-asks-hong-kong-court-name?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3103565/stanley-hos-daughter-angela-asks-hong-kong-court-name?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 29 Sep 2020 14:21:55 +0000 No review of real-life Crazy Rich Asians would be complete without a look at the, at times, profligate life of Hong Kong’s young rich. Like Singapore, Hong Kong is decked in wealth. The combined net worth of the city’s top 50 richest people now sits at US$308 billion. Below are five of our favourite moneyed millennials making waves. Josie Ho         View this post on Instagram                       A post shared by Josie HO 何超儀 (@josie_ho_chiu) on May 23, 2020 at... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3099465/hong-kongs-real-life-crazy-rich-asians-5-young?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3099465/hong-kongs-real-life-crazy-rich-asians-5-young?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 31 Aug 2020 01:00:19 +0000 Late gaming tycoon Stanley Ho Hung-sun’s eldest surviving child has joined her siblings in filing a court notice in Hong Kong to register her interest in their late father’s estate, two months after she publicly distanced herself from her sister for taking similar action. Angela Ho Chiu-yin on Tuesday lodged a caveat with the Probate Registry of the High Court demanding that her solicitors at Fangda Partners be notified before the sealing of her father’s grant, which includes court orders... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3096959/yet-another-stanley-hos-children-makes-court-filing?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3096959/yet-another-stanley-hos-children-makes-court-filing?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 11 Aug 2020 11:45:42 +0000 Pansy Ho Chiu-king, one of Hong Kong’s richest women and heiress to the fortune of the late Macau casino magnate Stanley Ho Hung-sun, has joined the legal fray over her father’s estate, taking High Court action to register an interest in the handling of his will. Pansy, the eldest child of Ho’s second wife, lodged a caveat on Friday at the Probate Registry in Hong Kong demanding her solicitors at Baker & McKenzie be notified before the sealing of her father’s grant, which includes court orders... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3096542/pansy-ho-daughter-stanley-ho-becomes-third-family-member?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3096542/pansy-ho-daughter-stanley-ho-becomes-third-family-member?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 07 Aug 2020 13:20:15 +0000 Hundreds of Hong Kong’s political and business leaders bid their final farewells to Stanley Ho Hung-sun, patriarch of Asia’s largest casino empire and the “King of Gambling”, on Friday. Ho’s family members and friends arrived at the Hong Kong Funeral Home in North Point on Friday morning to prepare for the funeral service. Among them were his daughter Pansy Ho Chiu-king, his fourth wife Angela Leong On Kei, and former Hong Kong lawmaker Timothy Fok Tsun-ting, son of Henry Fok Ying-tung, a... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3092615/hong-kong-elite-prepares-say-final-farewell-king-gambling?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3092615/hong-kong-elite-prepares-say-final-farewell-king-gambling?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 10 Jul 2020 04:38:26 +0000 The flamboyant casino tycoon Stanley Ho Hung-sun passed away on May 26 at the age of 98. His funeral began at the Hong Kong Funeral Home in Quarry Bay today (July 9) and will last until July 10. The public can bid farewell to the local legend, starting from 2pm (Hong Kong time), at the main hall on the ground floor today (July 9). The list of the funeral committee was revealed on July 7 and the members include various key political and business figures such as former chief executives of Hong... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3092349/bruce-lee-stanley-ho-where-are-hong-kongs-dead?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3092349/bruce-lee-stanley-ho-where-are-hong-kongs-dead?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 09 Jul 2020 00:00:10 +0000 On May 26, legendary Macau casino mogul Stanley Ho Hung-sun died in Hong Kong at the age of 98. Yet, before Ho’s funeral – which has been set to take place on July 9 – the public has recently witnessed a debate over the distribution of his inheritance between his four wives and 17 children, as the rift deepens among the sisters in the first family. With his successful business empire, that survived several Portuguese and Chinese administrations, Ho was a legend. However, it is perhaps lesser... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3091050/who-was-sir-robert-hotung-great-uncle-late-casino-king?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3091050/who-was-sir-robert-hotung-great-uncle-late-casino-king?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 30 Jun 2020 02:00:19 +0000 The funeral of Stanley Ho Hung-sun, patriarch of Asia’s largest casino empire and the “King of Gambling” for more than half a century, will be held early next month. There would be a public memorial on July 9 for the man, whose very name is synonymous with Macau’s rise to overtake Las Vegas as the world’s gambling capital. The service would be held at the Hong Kong Funeral Home in North Point, a family spokesman said on Wednesday. His funeral will take place the next day, before Ho is buried in... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3090508/public-memorial-and-funeral-stanley-ho-be-held-early-july?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3090508/public-memorial-and-funeral-stanley-ho-be-held-early-july?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 25 Jun 2020 01:04:08 +0000 Casino magnate Stanley Ho Hung-sun died last month, aged 98. Famous and infamous in equal measure, he was celebrated for his bon vivant approach to life, in particular his marriages to four women at the same time, all of whom he referred to as his wives. Like Ho, my maternal grandfather had four “co-wives”, but unlike Ho, he wasn’t a billionaire. He wasn’t even particularly well off. He came into a bit of money from his father, a Chinese sugar cane plantation worker in Cuba made good, and opened... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/short-reads/article/3088444/how-men-could-be-married-four-wives-once-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/short-reads/article/3088444/how-men-could-be-married-four-wives-once-and?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 13 Jun 2020 01:15:06 +0000 A nephew of Stanley Ho Hung-sun, the patriarch of Asia’s largest casino empire for half a century, has become the second family member to take legal action in Hong Kong to register an interest in the late tycoon’s estate. Michael Hotung, also known as Mak Shun-ming, on Friday lodged a caveat at the Probate Registry in the High Court demanding his solicitors be notified before the sealing of Ho’s grant, which would authorise the executor to administer his estate. Stanley Ho, patriarch of Asia’s... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3088888/stanley-ho-nephew-becomes-second-relative-register?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3088888/stanley-ho-nephew-becomes-second-relative-register?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 12 Jun 2020 13:03:49 +0000 A rift in the first family of late gaming tycoon Stanley Ho Hung-sun deepened on Tuesday after his eldest surviving child distanced herself from her sister following legal action by the latter to register interest in their father’s estate in Hong Kong. In a statement issued through her lawyers, Angela Ho Chiu-yin said she and the rest of the first family did not support the caveat filed on June 5 by younger sister Deborah Ho, which she described as “completely irresponsible and... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3088274/hong-kong-macau-tycoon-stanley-hos-family-rift-deepens?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3088274/hong-kong-macau-tycoon-stanley-hos-family-rift-deepens?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 10 Jun 2020 01:19:44 +0000 A daughter of Stanley Ho Hung-sun, the patriarch of Asia’s largest casino empire for half a century, has taken legal action to register her interest in her late father’s estate. Deborah Ho, the youngest child of the tycoon’s deceased first wife Clementina Angela Leitao, on Friday lodged a caveat at the Probate Registry in the High Court in Hong Kong demanding that “no grant be sealed in the estate” without notice to her lawyers. The document was lodged by her solicitors at Wong, Fung & Co just... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3087789/stanley-ho-daughter-takes-legal-action-hong-kong-high?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3087789/stanley-ho-daughter-takes-legal-action-hong-kong-high?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 05 Jun 2020 12:04:53 +0000 It was like buying a Lamborghini and not letting people know about it. First, there was frenzied anticipation over who would be buying a S$145 million (US$102 million) bungalow in Cuscaden Road, part of Singapore’s affluent Orchard district, in 2016. Then mystery, as the identity of the buyer was not revealed for a week, said ERA Realty head of research and industry veteran Nicholas Mak. “A Singapore developer would have announced it. But maybe it’s his style,” Mak said. The buyer was Stanley... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3086834/look-stanley-hos-foray-high-end-singapore-property?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3086834/look-stanley-hos-foray-high-end-singapore-property?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 30 May 2020 23:00:19 +0000 Like many other children in Macau during the 1970s, I was stuck on street gambling, like marble racing. The first time I heard of Stanley Ho Hung-sun and his gaming empire was through my uncle, who one evening excitedly tossed a lot of 50-cent coins on a table while I was playing with my elder brother at home. He told us he had won all these coins from a slot-machine in the extravagant Casino Lisboa founded by gaming tycoon Ho Hung-sun. Widely known as Brother Sun, Stanley Ho – who died this... https://www.scmp.com/comment/letters/article/3086632/macau-casino-tycoon-stanley-ho-touched-many-lives?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/letters/article/3086632/macau-casino-tycoon-stanley-ho-touched-many-lives?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 30 May 2020 23:00:16 +0000 Gambling tycoon Stanley Ho Hung-sun was one of those rare characters: a man envied and adored in equal parts. Women wanted him. Men wanted to be him. Charming, elegant and a skilful dancer, the swashbuckling businessman was able to build from scratch an empire that was not limited to gambling. It included a diverse portfolio of investments that ranged from hotels to boats, in addition to his philanthropic work. The Macau casino tycoon who set his sights far beyond the gambling table While... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3086703/stanley-ho-how-macau-casino-tycoons-love-life-shaped-his-success?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3086703/stanley-ho-how-macau-casino-tycoons-love-life-shaped-his-success?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 30 May 2020 08:00:16 +0000 When Stanley Ho Hung-sun, the patriarch of one of Asia’s wealthiest families and the undisputed gambling king of Macau, suffered a head injury in late 2009, it was his middle child who stepped up to face the media’s intense scrutiny of her father’s health. More than a decade later this week, it was Pansy Ho Chiu-king again who faced the cameras on behalf of the extended family of three widows and 16 children to announce the passing, at age 98, of the man who had presided over the world’s casino... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/3086681/pansy-ho-steps-spotlight-de-facto-head-and-uniter-sprawling-clan?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/3086681/pansy-ho-steps-spotlight-de-facto-head-and-uniter-sprawling-clan?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 30 May 2020 03:00:14 +0000 Much has already been written about Stanley Ho Hung-sun, the perennially newsworthy Hong Kong Eurasian businessman and Macau casino magnate, who has died aged 98. Colourful legends – true, apocryphal and anywhere in between – are legion; now he is safely dead, more tales will undoubtedly emerge. My own brief experience of the man was tangential, yet provided valuable insights for which I remain grateful. In 1995, a lengthy unpublished manuscript written during the 1950s and 60s by then Hong Kong... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/short-reads/article/3086351/so-long-stanley-ho-and-thanks-all-ferry-tickets?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/short-reads/article/3086351/so-long-stanley-ho-and-thanks-all-ferry-tickets?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 27 May 2020 10:00:30 +0000