Who are the top three richest families in Macao? The Stanley Ho family is not among them. Why?

Stanley Ho, the gambling king, died at the age of 98. From July 8th to 10, the funeral of the gambling king was held in hong kong funeral home. Celebrities from all walks of life went to pay their respects, and the identity of eight political and business celebrities who helped the gambling king showed the high standard of the gambling king's funeral.

The gambling king can enjoy such a high-standard funeral, which is related to his contribution to society for many years. In the 1990s, the gambling king employed nearly 1 000 employees in casinos in Macau, which meant that one in every 40 people in Macau was engaged in gambling. Therefore, Stanley Ho became the food and clothing parents of many Macau people, and was called "the uncrowned king" and "the monitor of the meal" by many Macau people.

The gambling king married four wives and gave birth to 17 children because of his romantic nature. The story of him, his four wives and his 17 children has always been talked about by the public.

This makes the gambling king family famous in the market, so that many people think that the gambling king family is the richest family in Macao.

Actually, it's not like this. In Macao, there are three major families besides the gambling king family. In front of these three families, the gambling king family is just a "little brother".

So who are these three? I want to talk to you today.

People who know the three major families in Macao should notice that at the funeral of the gambling king, there is now a family representative who participated in the resurrection of the gambling king.

Behind this representative is the He Xian family.

He Xian, 1908, from Guangzhou. He is diligent and intelligent, and he has a great talent for business. At the age of 2/kloc-0, he started a bank called Huilong with his friends He Shanheng and Mazi.

Under the careful management of He Xian, the business of Huilong Bank is very prosperous. However, Japanese imperialism launched a full-scale war of aggression against China in 1937, and Guangzhou fell in 1938. So He Xian went to Hongkong to make a living. He continued to do business related to money, but it didn't last long. 194 1 year, the Pacific War broke out, Hong Kong fell, and He Xian followed a large number of refugees to Macau.

He Xian, who is in Macau, is still engaged in his best currency-related business. Soon, he made his mark in Macao's financial circles and got to know Ma Wanqi, then president of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Macao. At that time, Ma Wanqi and Fu Laorong, the old gambling king of Macau, jointly operated Dafeng Bank.

Ma Wanqi appreciated He Xian's talent and hired He Xian as the manager of Dafeng Bank. Later, Ma Wanqi couldn't work normally because of lung disease, so He Xian took over Dafeng Bank.

Under the careful management of He Xian, Dafeng Bank has become the leader of all banks in Macau, and the proportion of He Xian's shares in Dafeng Bank has increased year by year. When Dafeng Bank 197 1 was registered as Dafeng Bank, Dafeng Bank was mainly controlled by He Xian.

While running Dafeng Bank, He Xian also served as the manager of China business department of Atlantic Bank operated by Portuguese. In this position, he did a great thing that made him famous in Macao.

At that time, Macau was short of money, and He Xian suggested to the board of directors of Atlantic Bank to issue more patacas. Atlantic Bank adopted He Xian's suggestion and obtained the right to print more patacas. Before that, however, all patacas were printed in Portugal and then shipped to Macau. Now because of the war, this road is impassable and can only be printed locally. However, the paper printed with Macao patacas is only available in Hong Kong, and the Japanese army blocked the sea.

Faced with such a situation, He Xian invited a few sincere friends from the Jianghu to sneak into Hong Kong at the risk of their lives, and brought back a lot of banknote printing paper, which solved the problem of printing Macao currency, stabilized the Macao market and facilitated the lives of residents. Therefore, He Xian became famous in Macau.

He Xian's help to Macau does not stop there. 1943, the Japanese army blocked Macao, which led to soaring prices in Macao and miserable people. Faced with such a situation, He Xian found the Japanese spy chief, and after several wits and wits, he lifted the blockade of Macao and saved the lives of countless Macao people.

After the founding of New China, He Xian stepped forward again because the mainland could not buy much-needed gasoline, rubber, medicine and other substances. Together with Henry Fok, he obtained these materials through various channels and transported them from Macao to the mainland to help the motherland solve its difficulties.

In the process of doing these things, He Xian did not forget to develop his business. He opened a printing and dyeing factory, a paper mill, a match factory, a stone powder factory, a hotel, a real estate company, a bus company, a water supply company and an oil company. , and has a strong enterprise group.

After the reform and opening up, He Xian also strongly supported the construction of hometown, including He Tian, Henry Fok and others, and invested in the construction of Panyu Hotel, Dashiqiao and Luoxi Bridge.

He Xian, a successful man, won the title of "King of Macao" in Macao because he always thought of Macao people, solved all aspects of Macao's problems and contacted all aspects of Macao, and made outstanding contributions to Macao's stability and prosperity.

He Xian died in 1983 at the age of 75. At his memorial service, there was a wreath that stood out. It doesn't look up, it doesn't have a signature, and there is only one big word: "Fu".

In addition to the He Xian family, the Ma Wanqi family founded by Ma Wanqi who hired He Xian to work in Dafeng Bank is also one of the three major families in Macau.

Ma Wanqi, 19 19, a native of Nan 'an Village, Nanhai County, Guangdong Province. He started his business in 1936, just like He Xian's early life. Because of Japanese invasion of China, Ma Wanqi went to Hong Kong first. After the fall of Hong Kong, he often lived in Macau.

In Ma Wanqi, Macau, through hard work, companies such as Hengfengyuhang, Heshenghang, Dafeng Bank, Henderson, New China Bank and uob have been established one after another and become the leaders of large enterprises in Macau.

Ma Wanqi, who is in the business world, has never forgotten his motherland and has always been concerned about it.

During his stay in War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, he opened a Portuguese-French foreign firm through connections, and applied for an import license to transport anti-Japanese war materials to the mainland.

1950, a grain shortage occurred in Guangdong, and Ma Wanqi transported a large amount of Macao grain to Guangdong, which solved the grain shortage.

During the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, Ma Wanqi, together with patriots from Hong Kong and Macao, bought a lot of urgently needed materials from abroad and shipped them to the mainland, which effectively supported the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea.

After the reform and opening up, Ma Wanqi invested in the Pearl River Delta with Henry Fok and He Xian, and built the Fourth Bridge from Macau to Guangzhou and Zhongshan Hot Spring Hotel.

Ma Wanqi also devoted a lot of efforts to Macao's return to the motherland and made great contributions to maintaining Macao's prosperity and stability.

1993, on the golden wedding anniversary of Ma Wanqi's 50th wedding to his wife Luo Baixin, many national leaders congratulated him. Ma Wanqi has seven sons and two daughters, most of whom hold important positions and add luster to the family.

Ma Wanqi died of illness on May 26th, 20 14 at the age of 95.

Besides He Xian and Ma Wanqi, another big family in Macau is Cui Deqi.

Speaking of Cui Deqi's family, we should start with Cui Dianming, Cui Deqi's father. /kloc-In the 1990s of 0/9, Cui's family moved to Macau. When Cui Dianming was born in Macao, he was already a native of Macao.

When Cui Dianming was born, his family was very poor. When he grew up, he made a living as a bricklayer. Fortunately, he has a flexible mind and is good at dealing with all kinds of people.

Cui Dianming didn't waste his talent, so he broke through a world in Macao's architectural field and became the "architectural king" of Macao.

In addition to his successful career, Cui Dianming has two outstanding sons, namely, Cui Desheng, the eldest son, and Cui Deqi, the second son, who has also brought Macao's construction industry to a new height.

Cui Deqi was born in Macau in 19 12. 1939 After graduating from Guangzhou Architectural Engineering School, he returned to Macau and started his architectural career.

As a result, it took Cui Deqi only 10 years to make the construction industry, export processing industry, gambling tourism and financial services one of the four economic pillars of Macao, and also founded the Macao Construction Property Chamber of Commerce.

While achieving success in her career, Cui Deqi also actively participated in charity and was known as a "philanthropist" in Macao. After the reform and opening up, Cui Deqi devoted himself to the exchanges and cooperation between Macao and the mainland, and developed trade and cultural exchanges, making many contributions.

Cui Deqi has three children in his life, namely, his eldest son Cui Shiping, his second son Cui Shiye and his daughter Cui Xiaoyu. At present, Cui Xiaoyu and Cui Shiye are both in the United States, and Cui Shiping is an architect.

Cui Deqi's brother Cui Desheng has two sons, namely the eldest son Cui Shichang and the second son Cui Shiya. Cui Shichang is the president of the Macao Institute of Accountants. Cui Shi A is even worse. He used to be a big shot in Macao, and his wife was Huo Huifen, Henry Fok's niece.

In Macau, Chui Shichang, Chui Sai On and Chui Shiping are called "General Cui Shi".

However, no matter the He Xian family, Ma Wanqi family or Cui Deqi family, they have made outstanding contributions to the stability and prosperity of Macao.

Today, the descendants of the three families still shine for the development of Macao in their respective posts.