1999 was an unforgettable year for He Chaoqiong
This year, she started as Managing Director of Shun Tak Group. This year, she also experienced the historical moment of Macao’s return to the motherland. Looking back over the past 20 years, He Chaoqiong said that the day of the opening ceremony of MGM Macau was her happiest moment. It was not about a dozen times the return on investment, but that she used her own capabilities and resources to inject new vitality into the diverse development of Macau . Today, Macau is positioned as the four central cities of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. It has never been at the center of a new stage of development. She will do her best to contribute to the integration of Macau into the overall national development situation.
He Chaoqiong was born in Macau in 1962. This year, He Hongzheng won the Macau casino franchise and built China’s first casino, which opened a new chapter in the Macau gaming industry.
Although born in the home of the King of Gamblers, He Chaoqiong, who has just entered the workplace, has not been involved in the gaming industry. She loves literature and art. She founded Tianji Public Relations in 1987 and started the “second generation” life. The entrepreneurial road taught He Chaoqiong how to think about business operations and how to deal with interpersonal relationships. He also showed her daughter’s ability to work hard in the mall. In 1995, 33-year-old He Chaoqiong was summoned to return to the family business as an executive director of the Shun Tak Group, taking over the transportation business that was in distress.
At that time, Hong Kong was facing a return. To He Chaoqiong, he should find his position in the national development path as soon as possible. Under such a concept, she boldly promoted the cooperation between Shun Tak and China Travel Group to successfully rescue the transportation business that was on the verge of crisis.
In the impression of He Chaoqiong, compared with Hong Kong, Macau had a much smaller international influence before the reunification. However, all this began to change in 1999. “Because of the powerful backing of the country, all kinds of thoughts suddenly poured into my mind. Although I don’t know where the specific future direction is, I just feel that the time has come for me to exert my energy.”
International cooperation attracts non-gaming elements
In 2003, the Macau Special Administrative Region Government further opened
The lottery industry approves the existing three gaming licenses to be divided into two. With the support and encouragement of his father He Hongyi, He Chaoqiong began to contact the MGM Group, and in 2005 established a joint venture with the latter to establish the MGM Golden Palace Supermarket Co., Ltd. to enter the gaming industry in his own name. In 2011, MGM Golden Palace was listed in Hong Kong under the name of MGM China Holdings Limited, creating a total market value of HK $ 58 billion. Coupled with its holdings of Shun Tak Group and SJM Holdings, He Chaoqiong became the richest woman in Hong Kong with HK $ 28.3 billion in assets. Many people believe that the successful listing of MGM China is the highlight of He Chaoqiong’s career. She is indeed the most memorable experience of MGM China. However, it is not memorable that it is not because she has received dozens of times of return on investment, but that she has opened a new page for the development of Macau with her own capabilities and resources.
“I am very happy and proud that my cooperation with MGM is not a simple investment project, but an overseas capital injection, and I conduct trading operations. This is something I have never experienced elsewhere,” said He Chaoqiong.
Unlike Lisboa and Grand Lisboa created by his father He Hongyi, MGM China has incorporated more non-gaming elements, especially He Chaoqiong’s favorite art culture. Over the past ten years, she has worked tirelessly to promote cooperation with the Louvre, the French Ministry of Culture, and the Italian Ministry of Culture to bring art to Macau through various commercial activities.
Create a preferred place for tourism and vacation
In the face of success, He Chaoqiong frankly said that she seized the development opportunities of the times. If it is not connected with the development of this big market in the Mainland after the reunification, it will be very difficult for Macau to make a big difference. Today, Macau is positioned as the four central cities of the Greater Bay Area. It has never come to the center of the stage of a new round of development. She will do her best to contribute to the integration of Macau into the overall national development.
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the return of Macao to the motherland. He Chaoqiong said that in terms of the approval of the World Cultural Heritage List and the improvement of the service level of employees, Macau’s efforts to build a world tourism and leisure center have begun to bear fruit. The goal in the future is to make Macau a people The first choice for travel and vacation. She also particularly emphasized that Macao has been developing harmoniously and steadily in the past 20 years. She hopes that the new Chief Executive will continue to lead Macao to maintain this harmonious atmosphere and work together to realize the Chinese dream.