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The President of Rui Cunha Foundation, Mr. Rui Cunha, expresses his deepest regret at the passing of Mr. Stanley Ho, the renowned businessman who has been an inescapable figure throughout the 20th century’s history of Macau.

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The President of Rui Cunha Foundation, Mr. Rui Cunha, expresses his deepest regret at the passing of Mr. Stanley Ho, the renowned businessman who has been an inescapable figure throughout the 20th century’s history of Macau.

Rooted in Macau from an early age, it was during the 60s of last century that he conquered the monopoly of gambling in the territory, which he maintained until the 2000s when it became liberalized, without however losing its supremacy in the sector.

Outstanding entrepreneur, forever recognized by the land that welcomed him, Stanley Ho was the hand behind all structural works to modernize Macau, namely the dredging of the navigation channels, the construction of the Cultural Center, the International Airport or the establishment of the flag flight company – Air Macau.

On this particularly sad day for those acquainted with Mr. Stanley Ho, both personally and professionally, the President of Rui Cunha Foundation pays eternal homage to the esteemed man with whom he worked for over thirty years. Such wisdom, support and help were the cornerstone for the building of a noteworthy career and significant accomplishments met by the latter along the path trodden to this day.

The vast knowledge of Mr. Stanley Ho, lively lucidity and acute spirit, paired with the enduring attentiveness towards the city that welcomed him, stand as perpetual legacies that one shall never forget.

Life is nothing but the art of meeting, in which we create a web of feelings and accommodate all relationships to nurture and sustain the timeline of events.

The day that Macau lost a remarkable figure in its history, the President of Rui Cunha Foundation also lost a great personal friend. Thus, Mr. Rui Cunha would like to present the grieving family the expression of his everlasting admiration and, above all, eternal gratitude.