In December 1941, after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, they launched a major attack on Hong Kong, China.
On 25 December, Governor Yang Muqi announced his surrender, and Hong Kong fell into the hands of the Japanese.
After the fall of Hong Kong, the Japanese army did not send troops to occupy Macau, which was close to Hong Kong. There has been little war in Macau, China. So why didn't the Japanese occupy Macau?
The Japanese businessman told Ho the truth.
Known as the "gambling king", Ho controlled hundreds of billions of assets at the peak of his wealth.
Ho was born on November 25, 1921 in a luxury Western-style building on McDonald's Road, Hong Kong, China.
When he was born, it was said that the placenta was white.
Ho Hung-sun's father was named Ho Sai Kwong. He Shiguang served as a comprador of foreign banks, was a member of the Legislative Council and the chairman of the Third People's Court of East China, and has a high reputation in both business and political circles. He and his wife Sin Hing Yun had 13 children, and Ho hung sun was the ninth.
He Shiguang's father was named He Fu. He Fu is also known as Ho Kai Fook. He worked as a comprador of a foreign firm. In the shopping mall, he was good at dancing and rich, and was one of the five giants of Chinese businessmen at that time. Ho Fu has 13 children.
He Fu's brother was He Dong. Ho Tung, formerly known as Ho Tung, is the richest man in Hong Kong, China.
He Fu and He Dong's father was He Shiwen, a Jew of Dutch descent, and his mother was Shi Di.
Shi Di He Shiwen gave birth to a daughter and four sons, the eldest and youngest: He Baiyan (female), He Dong (He Qidong), He Fu (He Qifu), He Man (He Qiman), He Qijia.
Later, Shi Di remarried Guo Xingxian and gave birth to a son named He Gantang. As for why Gan Tang is not surnamed Guo? The reason is unknown.
After He Gantang became a family, he adopted a mixed-race daughter named He Aiyu. Later, He Aiyu married Li Haiquan and gave birth to a son named Li Zhenfan. Lee Is also known as Bruce Lee.
Ho's father, Ho Sai Kwong, was a prominent businessman. When Ho was born, his father's career was at its peak, and as one of the largest compradors at that time, he had endless money.
However, things must be reversed. In 1934, Jardine Matheson & Co. set up a poison scheme to bankrupt He Shiguang.
He Shiguang became a poor egg in the blink of an eye, and he was heavily in debt. In order to pay off his debts, he sold all his family property, including the ancestral garden house on Madonnaut Road and the holiday villa named after Ho Hung Sun in Stanley. However, it is not enough to repay the debt. Therefore, in order to avoid debts, Ho Shi Kwong took Ho Hongshen's brother and others, left hong Kong and fled to Saigon. Ho and his mother remained in Hong Kong.
The sudden decline of the family road caused 13-year-old Ho Hongshen to undergo great stimulation and taste the heat and cold of the world.
However, this also prompted him to wake up from the dream of wealth and gentleness, and he had a fierce force to climb upwards with all his strength.
Under extremely difficult conditions, the mother gritted her teeth and offered Ho Hongshen to study. In the end, Stanley Ho was admitted to the University of Hong Kong with excellent grades.
In December 1941, after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, they wanted to invade Hong Kong.
Classes were suspended at all universities in Hong Kong, and all students joined the Volunteer Army to resist the Japanese invaders under the city. Ho works in the air defense alarm room, acting as a telephone operator.
The anti-aircraft warning room is located in the cellar of the Ho GanTang Company. He Gantang is the half-brother of He Fu. Ho hung up to his uncle.
Stanley Ho meets with his uncle Ho Gantang almost every day. He Gantang took great care of him.
On December 25, 1941, the Governor of Hong Kong announced his surrender and Hong Kong fell.
The day before the fall, He Gantang said to He Hongshen: "Ah Shen, the Japanese will arrive tonight, don't go home after work, wait for me here, something is looking for you." "He Gantang often had contact with Japanese businessmen because of his business relations, and he had an understanding of the actions of the Japanese army.
On the evening of December 24, 1941, Ho followed his uncle Ho Gantang to meet the Japanese businessman Saito.
After a long conversation, Saito was very attached to Ho Hung-sun, so he said to Ho Hong-sun, "I have a company in Macau, come to Macau to help me!" The Japanese army will not occupy Macau, it is safer. ”
Ho was puzzled and asked Saito, "Why won't the Japanese army occupy Macau?" ”
Saito told the truth: "Because in a Portuguese colony in South America, hundreds of thousands of Japanese expatriates live. If the Japanese army sent troops to occupy Macau (at this time Portugal occupied Macau), the Portuguese would not agree, and would certainly retaliate against the Japanese expatriates. As far as I know, Portugal and Japan have signed a non-aggression pact after secret contacts, with Portugal guaranteeing the safety of Japanese overseas Chinese in South America and The Japanese side guaranteeing the neutrality of Macao. The Japanese will not occupy Macau. ”
He Hongshen suddenly realized and nodded.
Saito added, "My company is called CIMB. It is jointly operated by China, Japan and Portugal. In terms of company representatives, the Portuguese side is Dr. Luo Bao of the Macao Economic Bureau; the Japanese side is I ZaiTeng; and the Chinese side is Mr. Leung Ki Ho. ”
At Saito's strong invitation, Ho agreed to work for CIMB Trading.
After that, Ho Hung-sun carried 10 yuan in his arms, took a boat to Macau, and entered the CIMB Trading Company.
During his time at CIMB. Stanley Ho is a shrewd and capable man of CIMB Trading and has made great contributions to the development of the company.
In 1943, he received a dividend of 1 million yuan from the company that year. At that time, the monthly salary of an ordinary worker was only one hundred yuan.
CIMB gave Ho the first pot of gold.
It is worth mentioning that during his time at CIMB, Ho Hung-sun was introduced by people and got to know Lai Wan-wah. After Ho's fierce pursuit, the two married in Macau.