After the Gansu earthquake, both mainland enterprises and wealthy people from Hong Kong and Macau donated money and materials. One of the most eye-catching news is the news that Hong Kong's Huo Qigang and his wife Guo Jingjing donated 70 million. The news of
was also very sensational on the Internet, so Li Ka-shing only donated 20 million this time. But Huo Qigang and Guo Jingjing donated 70 million. However, this news also came from some self-media, so it was doubted by many people.
Because every time there was a natural disaster before, whether it was the Wuhan epidemic, or the subsequent floods in Henan, northern floods, etc., you could see similar news, that is, Huo Qigang and Guo Jingjing donated 70 million.
feels like an article written by a marketing account, and I don’t even know how to change it. This time, Huo Qigang also specifically responded to the donation rumors online. He said that his family had donated money through the Macau Fok Ying Tung Foundation, hoping to help compatriots in Gansu. However, Huo Qigang did not disclose the specific donation amount.
actually denied the 70 million rumors by not disclosing it. In fact, the fact that Huo Qigang and Guo Jingjing donated 70 million is most likely false. Because the Huo family's donations are usually through the Macau Fok Ying-tung Foundation, which contains some of the assets left by Fok Ying-tung during his lifetime, such as the shares held by Macau Entertainment Company, as well as other cash assets, etc.
This foundation has been supporting charitable causes in Macau and the Mainland through its operation for many years. People from the Huo family are also the managers of this foundation. Therefore, the Huo family's charitable donations are all through this foundation.
For example, during the previous floods in the north, the Huo family donated 10 million through this foundation. During the previous epidemic in Hong Kong, they also donated through this foundation.
The other 70 million is not a figure that can be easily come up for Huo Qigang and Guo Jingjing. Although Huo Qigang is Huo Yingdong's grandson, Huo Yingdong donated a large amount of assets in his early years. Whether it was Nansha's assets or shares in Macau Entertainment Company, he donated them. Therefore, the assets he left to future generations did not not much.
mainly refers to some properties in Hong Kong, including part of Pedder House, Vincent Building, Shun Tak Building, etc. These properties are controlled by family companies and are not directly distributed to future generations. Their family company collects rent from these properties, and then distributes part of the rent to family members for living expenses.
The Huo family has a large population, so Huo Qigang's place is not very large. Guo Jingjing also has some income, mainly from endorsements, but it is not an astronomical figure. For the couple, it is not realistic to spend 70 million.
However, people like Huo Qigang and Guo Jingjing, not because they donated a particularly large number, but because they are low-key and pragmatic, have no airs, and are patriotic from the heart. This is why everyone likes them.
If the number of donations is compared, then Li Ka-shing has the most, but why do many people dislike Li Ka-shing? Because many people think that Li Ka-shing is too shrewd. Even if he donates money to charity, he still reveals the careful calculation of businessmen. Therefore, many people don't like Li Ka-shing.
were just those media outlets that published false donation information, but in the end they got Huo Qigang and Guo Jingjing into trouble. Now that Huo Qigang has chosen to enter politics, he is serving the country and society. This is already his greatest contribution. As for donations, donating more or less is an act of love.
This time, another Hong Kong rich man, Chaoqiong Ho, also donated 10 million yuan through his Macau MGM company. The patriotic spirit of these Hong Kong and Macao entrepreneurs is really ingrained in their bones and is passed down from generation to generation.
This year happens to be the 100th anniversary of Fok Ying-tung’s birth, and grand commemorative events were held in Beijing, Macau, and Hong Kong. Many young people don't understand why so many people still miss Huo Yingdong? In fact, remembering him means learning from his patriotism.
If Fok Ying-tung had focused all his energy on business, his current assets might not be much less than Li Ka-shing.But after the 1980s, he focused all his energy on charity. Many of his investments went against business common sense and were not for the purpose of making money.
For example, his huge investment in Nansha is for the country's economic development, not to make money by hoarding land. This is what makes Huo Yingdong respectable.
We cannot require every entrepreneur to be like Fok Yingdong. It is precisely because it is rare that it is particularly worthy of respect.
