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Lou Wa Siu (Lou Kau): from merchant wealth to Macau city memory
Lou Wa Siu
Late-Qing Macau's wealthiest merchant and holder of the fantan gambling tax-farm. From New Hui refugee to merchant prince, his residence — the Lou Kau Mansion — remains one of the most iconic Chinese houses in Macau's UNESCO Historic Centre.
Kou Ho Neng and the gaming map of early twentieth-century Macau
Kou Ho Neng
Macau's gambling monopolist for the first half of the 20th century. From 1937 his Tai Hing consortium held the concessions for fantan, pak-kop-piu, and san-piu — dominating Macau gaming for twenty-five years until Stanley Ho displaced him in 1962.
How Stanley Ho shaped the brand image of modern Macau gaming
Stanley Ho
Macau's "King of Gambling" and the founder of its modern casino industry. Held the gaming monopoly from 1962, shaping the city's modern economy for four decades.
Ng Fok: the Macao industrialist behind the President Hotel and Macao's buses
Ng Fok
Ng Fok is a Macao industrialist — Chairman of the Hotel Presidente, Chairman of the Wu Fok Group, and Chairman of the Macau Public Bus company (TCM). Born in 1928 in Macao, his interests span hospitality, public transport, shipping, real estate and construction, and the airport concession: his businesses include the Hotel Presidente, Macau Public Bus, Macau Dragon shipping, and Macau Real Estate and Construction, and he served as an executive director of the Macao International Airport concession company. Beyond business, he was an establishment participant from Macao's Handover transition — a member and Standing Committee member of the CPPCC National Committee (8th–9th terms), Deputy Director of the Macao SAR Preparatory Committee, and a Standing Committee member of the Basic Law Consultative Committee and Vice Chairman of the Basic Law Promotion Association.
Lui Che Woo: from quarries to Galaxy, the Hong Kong tycoon who reshaped Cotai
Lui Che Woo
Founder and Chairman of Galaxy Entertainment Group and founder of K. Wah International. The Hong Kong–based industrialist seized on Macao's 2002 gaming-licence liberalisation to build Galaxy Macau and StarWorld — large integrated resorts that reshaped Cotai. In 2015 he established the LUI Che Woo Prize for World Civilisation.
Liu Chak Wan: from New Era buses to a university, the Macao industrialist who reinvents every decade
Liu Chak Wan
Liu Chak Wan is a Macao industrialist — Chairman of the Kangze Group, Chairman of the Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) Foundation Executive Committee, and a leader of the Kiang Wu Hospital Charitable Association. Born in 1950 in Hong Kong's New Territories with ancestry in Yongding, Fujian, he graduated from Hong Kong Baptist College in English (1974), then moved to Macao to run his father-in-law's trading firm, expanding from garments and trading into public transport (New Era Public Bus), technology, property and finance — earning a reputation as a businessman who "reinvents himself every decade." His most public undertaking is the co-founding of MUST in 2000, where he long served as University Supervisor and Foundation chairman. He has sat on the CPPCC National Committee (8th–13th terms), served on its Standing Committee (11th–12th), and been a member of the Macao SAR Executive Council since 1999.
David Chow: Fisherman's Wharf and an alternative path in Macao entertainment
David Chow
Founder and former Co-Chairman of Macau Legend Development, the company behind Macau Fisherman's Wharf, the Legend Grand Canal area, and the Babylon Casino. A former member of the Legislative Assembly of Macao, he stepped down from the Macau Legend board in 2022 but remains a prominent figure in Macao business.
Xu Jiankang: the Macau-based founder of Powerlong Group
Xu Jiankang
A Fujian-born, Macau-based entrepreneur, founder and chairman of Powerlong Group. He developed his business from Macau from around 1980, then founded Powerlong, building commercial property and mixed-use complexes in mainland China and listing in Hong Kong; his fortune has placed him on the Forbes billionaire list, and he has served as a member of the CPPCC.
Ma Iao Lai: succeeding Ma Man Kei, the generational bridge between Macao's Chinese Chamber and Beijing
Ma Iao Lai
Honorary Chairman of the Macau Chinese Chamber of Commerce and a long-serving deputy to the National People's Congress — one of the most prominent bridges between the Macao business community and Beijing's policy system. Born into a Macao merchant family, he succeeded Ma Man Kei and other senior chamber leaders in that intermediary role.
Angela Leong: from the dance studio to SJM's boardroom and the Legislative Assembly
Angela Leong
Co-Chair & Executive Director of SJM Holdings and a long-serving member of the Macao Legislative Assembly. The fourth wife of Stanley Ho, she is the most politically visible heir in the Ho family — bridging SJM's casino operations with public-affairs work.
Pansy Ho: how Stanley Ho's eldest daughter built her own empire across Shun Tak and MGM
Pansy Ho
Group Executive Chairman & Managing Director of Shun Tak Holdings and Chairperson & Executive Director of MGM China Holdings. The eldest daughter of Stanley Ho, she is a substantial figure across cross-border transport, hospitality, and gaming, and serves as UNESCO Special Envoy for Cultural and Heritage Tourism.
Lawrence Ho: from Macao to Cyprus — the next-generation gaming operator
Lawrence Ho
Founder, Chairman & CEO of Melco Resorts & Entertainment. Son of Stanley Ho and his third wife Ina Chan, he built Melco from a Macao-focused gaming bet into a multi-jurisdictional integrated-resort operator, with properties including City of Dreams Macau, Studio City, Morpheus, and City of Dreams Mediterranean.