Public memorial and funeral for Stanley Ho to be held in early July
- Tycoon to be buried at Chiu Yuen Cemetery on Mount Davis
- Public can pay their respects tat Hong Kong Funeral Home in North Point on July 9
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 Chiu Yuen Cemetery on Mount Davis, near the westernmost edge of Hong Kong Island.
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The life of Macau’s gambling tycoon Stanley Ho
An heir of one the four families that controlled much of old Hong Kong’s wealth and colonial-era business, Ho was born in the city on November 25, 1921.
One of 13 siblings, he was the son of businessman Ho Sai Kwong, chairman of the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals. His grandfather Ho Fook was a member of the Legislative Council in 1917, while his grand uncle, Sir Robert Hotung, was the head comprador of Hong Kong in the former British colony.
