A Quote by Stanley Ho

Because I became a refugee in Macau during 1941, we had this war in Hong Kong, I fought for the government as an air raid warden for 15 days. Our government surrendered, Hong Kong Government surrendered, so I took a junk and came to Macau in 16 hours and I was a refugee, so that's why I was so much indebted to Macau.

Stanley Ho

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Stanley Ho
Chinese - Businessman
Born: November 25, 1921

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