He was the first Hong Kong tycoon to enjoy a state funeral after his death, and his coffin was covered with a solemn five-star red flag. He has made outstanding contributions to the development of our country, and some people even commented that without him, China's development would have been delayed for at least ten years. He is Fok Ying-tung, a red businessman in Hong Kong.
There are many wealthy families in Hong Kong, but there are really not many who are as sincere as the Huo family. In 1950, when the Chinese People's Volunteers were fighting desperately on the battlefield to resist US aggression and aid Korea, the Americans tried by all means to cut off the back road of our volunteers. So we put pressure on the United Nations to block all our ports and airports and prohibit all supplies from the outside world from being shipped to China. Even the major ports of Hong Kong and Macao have been sealed off by the British, cooperating with the United States to cut off our back roads. Seeing that all kinds of supplies on our front line are getting tighter and tighter, at this critical moment, someone found Fok Yingdong, who is doing shipping business in Hong Kong.
Although he heard that he was going to take a huge risk to deliver supplies to the mainland, Huo Yingdong agreed without hesitation. You know, if the British and Americans find out, he is likely to bury all his family business, and even his life. But in his heart, the interests of the country are above everything else, and I will do what others dare not do. In the following three years, no matter what obstacles he encountered, Fok Yingdong insisted on sending supplies to the mainland. In order to avoid the investigation of the British, in the past three years, he and his workers have been stepping everywhere every day during the day to see where it is good to load the ship and walk the ship, and at night when everyone else is sleeping, they are quietly starting to work.
Later, when Fok Yingdong recalled this period of history, he said bitterly: "We started work every day, and we didn't dare to stop for a day, and almost every time the ship went out, we had to change the route, so that the British could not find the law of our going to sea." During those three years, he and his workers could only sleep three or four hours a day, and they had to deal with all kinds of sudden and dangerous situations. Each loading could only take an hour, because I was afraid that the British would receive the news, and they had to leave in a hurry after loading, and every day was as nervous as a war. When the 15th anniversary celebration of the victory of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea was held in Beijing, Fok Ying-tung was the only Hong Kong person invited to attend. In his speech, he said firmly: "At that time, I didn't know how much I helped the country what I did, but when I saw today's new China, I finally understood that I did the right thing, and I have no regrets."
Later, because the Huo family was engaged in real estate business in Hong Kong, at the beginning of New China's reform and opening up, they planned to ask Huo Yingdong to help build a number of hotels and guesthouses in the mainland. At that time, the British also learned the news and threatened him: "If you dare to help build a hotel in the mainland, you will cut off your real estate business in Hong Kong." But Fok Yingdong was not afraid at all, and resolutely led the team to the mainland to start construction, and built the first five-star hotel in Chinese mainland - Guangzhou White Swan Hotel, and later Zhongshan Hot Spring Hotel. Since then, he has paid billions of dollars out of his own pocket to build Luoxi Bridge, Panyu Bridge, Shawan Bridge, etc. in Guangzhou, and 5 of the 13 bridges in Guangzhou were built by Huo Yingdong.
In addition to these, Fok Yingdong has also made great contributions to the development of China's sports industry. Since the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States, Fok Yingdong has used his connections and influence on various international occasions to constantly mediate with various Western countries to dispel their prejudice against China and help many of my country's sports return to the Olympic Games. In addition, he also established Fok Ying Tung Sports** to reward athletes who have helped our country win honors in the Olympic Games.
His greatest wish in life was to see the Olympics in China with his own eyes, and for this wish, he has traveled far and wide for many years. He met and negotiated with leaders from all walks of life of the Olympic Games many times, and promised that if the Olympic Games could be held in China, he would donate a huge amount of money to the Olympic Committee. When Beijing's bid for the Olympic Games was successful in 2001, Huo Yingdong burst into tears of excitement and immediately donated 200 million yuan to build the Beijing Water Cube Natatorium. In addition, he has also built a variety of large and small stadiums in many places in the mainland, making great contributions to the development of sports in our country.
In 2006, Fok Yingdong died in Beijing at the age of 84. Fok Ying-tung loved the country and Hong Kong all his life, and his donations and materials in the mainland alone amounted to more than 15 billion yuan. After his death, the children and grandchildren of the Huo family have been continuing his career and fulfilling his legacy. His eldest son, Huo Zhenting, took over his father's baton and continued to contribute to my country's sports cause. Now, this baton has been passed to Huo Qigang and Guo Jingjing. Now that I know why Messi hurt Chinese fans, Huo Qigang, who has always been gentle and elegant, will send a long article to bombard Messi and ask him to apologize to Chinese fans? Because this is the spirit engraved in the bones of the Huo family, who dares to disrespect China and hurt Chinese sports fans, the Huo family is the first to refuse.