1923, Henry fok was born in hong kong, but his father died when he was 7 years old, which was a great blow to a young child! Of course, China was poor and weak at that time. When Henry fok 12 years old, War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression broke out. He was in the war years, but he had to drop out of school! Fate didn't knock down the weak child. He did not bow to misfortune. But hold your head high, fight bravely and pursue your future!
In the early days, most people didn't have much work to make a living, but they were apprentices and hardworking. However, Henry Fok is not satisfied with the status quo and keeps trying new opportunities. Opportunities are always reserved for those who are prepared. Henry fok got a business about lightering, which is the beginning of Henry fok's wealth accumulation. And Henry fok's rise is closely related to the later real estate business. For example, Henry fok invented the installment business of buying a house now! When the opportunity is seized by Henry Fok, he will not slip through his fingers easily. He constantly expands his business map, covering real estate, construction, shipping, building materials, petroleum, department stores, hotels, restaurants and so on! Henry Fok has made great contributions to the economic development of Hong Kong while gaining personal wealth. Therefore, he has served as the president of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce in China for a long time.
Of course, with the promotion of reform and opening-up, Henry Fok has continuously increased his investment in the Mainland, making contributions to the development of new China, and sports is one of them. It is roughly estimated that Henry Fok's sports investment in the Mainland is about HK$ 654.38+0 billion!
For various reasons, before 1970s, China almost cut off its ties with various sports organizations in the world. However, with the continuous development of China, the sports cause in China is also booming. Henry Fok played an important role in the activities of returning to international organizations such as China football and China basketball. Originally, FIFA and the State Sports Commission discussed the issue of China football rejoining FIFA, which did not go smoothly and even reached an impasse. At this time, Henry fok used his powerful contacts and capital to deal with this problem well, which greatly promoted the development of sports in China.
After 1990s, China began to bid for the Beijing Olympic Games. With the efforts of all parties, Beijing has a good chance to host the 2000 Olympic Games. During this period, Henry Fok also actively ran and contributed to Beijing's successful bid for the Olympic Games in all aspects. To this end, he also contributed 1 10,000 US dollars as the construction cost of the International Olympic Museum. However, when it was announced that Sydney was the host of the 2000 Olympic Games, Henry Fok at the scene was crushed by the present reality like a bolt from the blue, and even needed the help of others to walk. Thus, the failure of Beijing's Olympic bid has caused a great blow to Henry Fok! However, Henry Fok did not fall down and continued to run on the road of Beijing's Olympic bid.
Finally, Beijing successfully bid for the 2008 Olympic Games. Although Henry Fok was not at the scene this time, his wish for many years has finally come true. On the night of Beijing's successful bid for the Olympic Games, Henry Fok couldn't sleep for a long time. ......
Henry fok's rewards and encouragement to athletes are equally generous! Perhaps there are still many people who think that the gold medal is pure gold, but in fact, the gold content in the gold medal is only a small part, most of which is silver, and the gold medal in the Tokyo Olympic Games has also been skinned! Of course, the gold medal is more of an honor! Fok Ying-tung set up a special fund to reward athletes who have made outstanding achievements in the Olympic Games. He will create a pure gold medal for every athlete who wins the gold medal. The monetary value of such a gold medal alone is about 500,000 RMB! In addition, these athletes who won medals will receive cash rewards! These are all true! It can be seen how much Henry Fok supports the sports cause of the motherland!
Even if it is the national football team that worries Chinese people, Henry Fok will spare no effort to support it! In order to encourage China's men's soccer team to March into the Italian World Cup, Henry Fok presented a grand prize, and each player was awarded 1 10,000 USD! Although $65,438+00,000 is not much now, you should know that the class was $65,438+0989! However, it is under such policy incentives that the men's football team has not been able to rush out of Asia! In addition to qualifying for the World Cup in Japan and South Korea, the national football team is really getting worse every year!
To become a sports power, the construction of sports facilities is essential! Henry fok spared no effort to this end. He built gymnasiums all over the country, and some gymnasiums were named after Henry Fok! The construction of the "Water Cube", which we are all familiar with, also has the contribution of Henry Fok. For the "Water Cube" alone, Henry Fok donated 200 million RMB, which is almost equivalent to donating a quarter of the "Water Cube"!
Unfortunately, Henry Fok died in 2006 and did not wait for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. For a person who loves sports and has made great contributions to the development of sports, it is really a great regret in life!
However, Fok Ying-tung's spirit of spare no effort to contribute to sports has been passed down. His son Huo Zhenting and grandson Huo both play their roles in sports! Moreover, in 20 12, the century wedding of Huo and Guo Jingjing is of far-reaching significance! Father-in-law Huo Zhenting used Guo Jingjing's word "marriage" to describe this wedding, which shows the family style of a famous family!
The development of national sports can not be separated from everyone's efforts and efforts. Let's pay tribute to Mr. Fok Yingdong!