in MGM China<\/a> and SJM, the company founded by her father, Stanley Ho, which controls three casinos on the peninsula. MGM China’s 2011 initial public offering (IPO) resulted in a windfall of $1.5 billion for the younger Ho,<\/p>\nControversial Comments<\/h2>\n
Ho’s UN speech could potentially ignite controversy, as she accuses protesters of hijacking the extradition bill issue and using it to undermine the Hong Kong government. She also defends the police force’s use of rubber bullets and tear gas.<\/p>\n
\u201cTear gas and rubber bullets are tools used by police forces around the world, and are not unique to the Hong Kong police<\/strong>,\u201d she’s expected to say in the remarks. \u201cUsed according to law enforcement procedures, tear gas and rubber bullets are an effective way to create a distance between the police and the protesters, and to avoid close physical confrontation and resulting injuries.\u201d<\/p>\nThe HRC is itself seen as controversial in some circles, as some of the group’s member states have spotty human rights records, including China and Venezuela, among others.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Pansy Ho, chairwoman of Shun Tak Holdings, the Hong Kong real estate developer and Macau gaming holding company, is slated to defend the Hong Kong’s government’s actions against protesters there in a Tuesday speech before the United Nation Human Rights Council (HRC). Ho will be joined by Annie Wu Suk-ching, the daughter of James Tak […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":46,"featured_media":114410,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,61],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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