Ma Man-kei
Ma Man-keiGML(Chinese:Mã vạn kỳ;pinyin:Mǎ Wànqí;October 1919 – May 26, 2014) was a Chinese-Macanesebusinessman,tycoon,entrepreneur and politician. A strong supporter of theChinese Communist Party,Ma was a proponent of thetransfer of sovereignty over MacaufromPortugalto the People's Republic of China, which took place in 1999.[1]Ma was Vice Chairman of theChinese People's Political Consultative Conference's (CPPCC) eighth, ninth, tenth and eleventh sessions, beginning in 1993.[1]
Ma was born in 1919 inNanhai County,Guangdong.[1]He moved to Hong Kong and opened his first business during the late 1930s.[2]He later went toMacauin the 1940s and expanded his business.[1]He aided theChinese Communist Partyduring the 1950s by importing commodities from Macau and Hong Kong tomainland China.[1]
Ma served as the Vice Chairman of the committee which drafted the basic laws for theMacau Special Administrative Regionand had a hand in the territory's transfer.[1][2]He was also President of the Macau Chamber of Commerce for life.[1]Ma was a former member of theLegislative Assembly of Macau.[2]
Ma was also the chairman of the Chinese Literature Foundation.[2]Deng Xiaopingpenned the title for one of Ma Man-kei's poems in 1998.[1]
In 2001, Ma was one of the first recipients of theGrand Lotus Medal of Honour.[3]
Ma died at a Beijing hospital on May 26, 2014, at the age of 95, where he had been hospitalized with heart disease for several years.[1]His funeral was held at theMacau Forum.[4]
Minor planet228158 Mamankeiis named in his honor.[5]
References
[edit]- ^abcdefghi"Prominent Macau entrepreneur Ma Man-kei dies at age 95".Hong Kong Economic Journal.2014-05-27.Retrieved2014-06-23.
- ^abcd"Ma Man Kei passes away at 95".Macau Business Daily.2014-05-28. Archived fromthe originalon 2014-06-24.Retrieved2014-06-23.
- ^Ho, Edmund (2001-12-21)."Boletim Oficial da Região Administrativa Especial de Macau úc môn đặc biệt hành chính khu công báo"[Official Bulletin of the Special Administrative Region of Macau](PDF).Government of Macau(in Portuguese and Chinese).Retrieved2021-08-31.
- ^"600 attend Ma Man Kei funeral".Macau News.2014-06-03. Archived fromthe originalon 2016-03-04.Retrieved2014-06-23.
- ^"M.P.C. 118219"(PDF).Minor Planet Center. 8 November 2019.Retrieved12 November2019.
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