Inside Asian Gaming
IAG JUN 2020年6月 亞博匯 27 封面故事 兒子何東作為英國貿易公司怡和洋行的買辦,可謂名成利就,並 且兩次獲英國封爵。 何東的弟弟何福接手了怡和買辦的職位,並且誕下13個兒 子,包括何世光。何世光分得了家族的財產以及影響力,但一切就 於1929年全球股災時化為烏有。他的兩個兒子被迫自殺,而何世 光最後亦走上逃亡之路,留下了他的第九子、當時還非常年輕的 何鴻燊去照顧他的母親及兩名姊妹。來自其親戚的接濟以及經常 夾雜於其中的冷言冷語都讓當時年輕的何鴻燊對於成功有了一 份強大的渴望。他成了第一個出自當時最低層本地高中而又得到 香港大學獎學金的學生。 當日本於1942年入侵香港時,何鴻燊遷往澳門。由於葡國在 戰時保持中立,澳門就成為了一個往香港及中國走私的基地。何 鴻燊加入了一間進出口公司,並且很快做出成績。根據描述,當時 有海盜登上一艘載滿奢侈品的船隻,並且制伏了船員。但何鴻燊 之後就成功掙脫,並且取得一把手槍,重新控制該艘船隻,最後安 全地運送了船上的貨物。何鴻燊的老闆們給了他一百萬元的獎 勵,雖然不知道那是一百萬港元還是美元。無論如何,這個故事奠 定了何鴻燊做事不擇手段的名聲。 在澳門,何鴻燊在當地的土生葡人社團中組織家庭。這些歐 亞混血的土生葡人在政府及商界中身居要職,並且扮演當地華人 succeed in young Stanley. He became the first student from the lowest echelon of local high schools to win a scholarship to Hong Kong University. When Japan invaded Hong Kong in 1942, Ho moved to Macau. Under Portugal’s wartime neutrality, Macau thrived as a base for smuggling into Hong Kong and China. Ho joined an import-export firm and quickly made a name for himself. When pirates boarded a vessel crammed with luxury goods and subdued the crew, according to the story, Ho managed to get free, grab a gun and regain control of the boat, safely delivering its cargo. Ho’s employers rewarded him with a million dollar bonus, though it’s unclear whether that was a million Hong Kong or US dollars. Regardless, the tale established Ho’s reputation as a guy who’d play rough to get things done. In Macau, Ho found a home in the city’s extensive Macanese community, Eurasians that held key positions in government and business as a bridge between Chinese and Portuguese residents. He won the
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