"90% of the money earned is for charity", Macau and Portugal both have a great road
On May 26, He Hongshen, a well-known patriotic entrepreneur from Hong Kong and Macao and a member of the Standing Committee of the 9th to 11th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, died in Hong Kong Yanghe Hospital at the age of 98. In a letter of condolence, He Yicheng, the Chief Executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region, praised He Hongshen for his whole life, caring for social welfare, and making important contributions to the prosperity and stability of Macau.
Born in Hong Kong on November 25, 1921, He Hongshen, who was behind in the family and started from scratch, has a firm foothold in the business world at the age of 40. In 1961, when the Macau gaming industry plan was legalized, the Hong Kong consortium represented by He Hongshen obtained the gaming license because he proposed to "invest the profits of the gambling industry in charity and municipal construction". Started the "gambling king" life.
Because of his close family relationship with Portugal, He Hongshen plans to open a new casino, Casino Estoril, in a seaside town in Portugal, almost simultaneously. Estoril is located in the Sintra region of Portugal's World Heritage Site. Estoril Casino is still the largest casino in Europe and the source of inspiration for "007 Royal Casino".
"90% of the money earned is used for charity, we only take 10%", He Hongshen often mentioned in interviews with the media, this sentence really makes the gaming industry closely related to the economy and livelihood of the Macao region .
Macau is one of the four largest casinos in the world. It is composed of the Macau Peninsula, Taipa and Coloane Island, with a land area of 32.8 square kilometers and a total population of 679,600 (as of the fourth quarter of 2019).
Macau has a population of 670,000, but according to statistics from the Macau government, in the second quarter of 2019, according to industry statistics, there were more than 960,000 people engaged in the entertainment and gaming industry. It is conceivable that the gaming industry provides a large number of jobs for Macau.
A set of data can be used for reference. The Macau Statistics and Census Bureau announced in August 2019 the results of the second quarter of 2019 on the human resources needs and wages of the gaming industry (statistics objects do not include gaming intermediaries and gaming intermediary partners), gaming industry A total of 57,840 full-time employees, an increase of 2.8% year-on-year, of which 25,213 dealers, an increase of 4.8%. In June 2019, the average salary of full-time employees in the gaming industry (excluding bonuses and bonuses) was 24,550 patacas, an increase of 3.8% year-on-year; the average salary of dealers was 20,850 patacas, an increase of 2.0%.
He Hongshen's influence and contribution in the gaming industry and Macau as a whole are profound. In 1998, a newly opened road in Macau was named Dr. Hongshen Da Road. He also became the first Chinese since Macao opened the port and was awarded this honor. In 2001, he was awarded the "Golden Lotus Medal of Honor" by the Macau Special Administrative Region Government. In 2007 and 2010, He Hongshen was successively awarded the Grand Medal of Honor of Macau and Hong Kong, the Grand Lotus Medal of Honor and the Grand Bauhinia Medal.
Dr. Ho Hong Seng Macau ’s main road is located between the junior bus archway and the Macau Tower, which is closer to the Macau Tower, about 1.2 kilometers. In Portugal, there is also a large road named "Dr. He Hongshen".
In 2008, Avenida Dr. Stanley Ho was listed in Cascais, a famous tourist betting city in Portugal, in recognition of He Hongshen's outstanding contribution to the development of tourism in Cascais in Portugal for many years. Estoril and Cascais, collectively known as the north coast of Lisbon, are one of the most popular tourist destinations in Portugal.
António D´Orey Capucho, President of the Cascais Municipal Government, said at the listing ceremony that He Hongshen has made a contribution to the economic development of Portugal and Cascais. Nowadays, Estoril Casino has become a Portuguese landmark and is Human pride. The street of the north gate of Casino Estoril is named after He Hongshen in recognition of He Hongshen's contribution to the local tourism economy.
In addition, the Portuguese Consulate General in Macau opened the "Dr. He Hongshen Lecture Hall". According to the "Macao Daily" reported on May 19, 2014, this is to thank He Hongshen for his long-term promotion of commercial and cultural exchanges and cooperation between Macao, Hong Kong, the Mainland and Portugal, and the friendly relations between Chinese and Portuguese communities. Outstanding contribution. He Hongshen said at the time that he was honored to have the lecture hall named after him by the Portuguese Consulate General in Australia. The President of Portugal also came to preside over the opening. Macau will continue to play its role as an important platform between China and Portugal, as well as between East and West. It will be able to participate and be proud.
Surging news reporter Liu Chang