Sabrina Ho Chiu-yeng

{{Short description|Hong Kong businesswoman, heiress and philanthropist}} {{family name hatnote|[[He (surname)|Ho]]|Sabrina Ho|Ho Chiu-yeng|lang=Hong Kong}} {{Infobox person |name = Sabrina Ho Chiu-yeng |image = Sabrina Ho Chiu Yeng pictured at Regency Art Hotel Macau exhibit 2016.jpg |alt = Sabrina Ho Chiu Yeng in 2016 |caption = Sabrina Ho Chiu-yeng in 2016 | native_name = {{nobold|何超盈}} | native_name_lang = zh-Hans-CN | pronunciation = | birth_name =  | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|09|24}} | birth_place = [[Hong Kong]] | nationality = | other_names = Sabrina Ho | siglum = | citizenship = | education = | alma_mater = [[University of Hong Kong]] [[UCLA]] [[New York University]] | occupation = Businesswoman, heiress and philanthropist | years_active = | era = | employer = | organization = | known_for = Founder of Chiu Yeng Culture, CEO of Poly Auction Macau | partner =  | children = Audrey Rose Xin | spouse = Thomas Xin | mother = [[Leong On-kei]]<ref name="king">{{Cite web |date=2020-07-09 |title=Family comes first in parting fit for a king |url=https://www.thestandard.com.hk/section-news/section/4/220742/Family-comes-first-in-parting-fit-for-a-king |website=thestandard.com.hk}}</ref> | father = [[Stanley Ho]]<ref name="king"/> | website = {{URL|https://sabrina-ho.com}} }} {{Infobox Chinese |t={{linktext|何|超|盈}}|s=何超盈 |j=Ho4 Ciu1 Jing4 |p=Hé Chāo Yíng}}

[[Doctor of Education|Dr.]] '''Sabrina Ho Chiu-yeng''' ({{lang-zh|t=何超盈|s=何超盈}}; born September 24, 1990)<ref>{{cite news |date=2015-10-26 |title=赌王25岁千金何超盈创业成老板 94岁老父感动万分 |language=Chinese |url=http://ent.ifeng.com/a/20151026/42515641_0.shtml |publisher=[[Phoenix Television]] |access-date=2017-12-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171224141645/http://ent.ifeng.com/a/20151026/42515641_0.shtml |url-status=live |archive-date=2017-12-24 }}</ref> is currently working as a member in Board of Governors of the [https://hkac.org.hk/en/ Hong Kong Arts Centre] and a council member in [https://www.hkas.edu.hk/ Hong Kong Art School] .<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4" /> She is also a Hong Kong businesswoman, heiress and philanthropist. She is the daughter of [[Stanley Ho]], a casino tycoon, and [[Leong On-kei]], a politician.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=James |first1= Lauren |last2=Sobti |first2=Tara |date=2020-05-26 |title=Casino Legend Stanley Ho Dies, Aged 98 |url=https://hk.asiatatler.com/society/stanley-ho-casino-legend-dies-aged-98 |access-date=2020-12-23 |website=Tatler Hong Kong}}</ref> Ho invested in businesses founded by women.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ambler |first=Pamela |title=Billionaire Heiresses And Beauty App Meitu Are Backing This Female Fashion Marketplace Founder |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/pamelaambler/2018/02/04/billionaire-heiresses-and-beauty-app-meitu-are-backing-this-female-fashion-marketplace-founder/ |access-date=2020-12-23 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref> In 2024, Ho was awarded the Doctoral Degree in Education (ED.D) from The New York University Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development (NYU Steinhardt).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Sabrina Ho, 33, daughter of late casino king Stanley Ho, celebrates getting her PhD and 5th wedding anniversary with Harvard-grad husband |url=https://www.todayonline.com/8days/sabrina-ho-33-daughter-late-casino-king-stanley-ho-celebrates-getting-her-phd-and-5th-wedding-anniversary-harvard-grad-husband-2438016 |access-date=2025-11-07 |website=TODAY |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=王明芳 |title=賭王千金｜何超盈獲頒博士銜頭與賭王齊名細數何家四房子女超班學歷 |url=https://topick.hket.com/article/3766442/%E8%B3%AD%E7%8E%8B%E5%8D%83%E9%87%91%EF%BD%9C%E4%BD%95%E8%B6%85%E7%9B%88%E7%8D%B2%E9%A0%92%E5%8D%9A%E5%A3%AB%E9%8A%9C%E9%A0%AD%E8%88%87%E8%B3%AD%E7%8E%8B%E9%BD%8A%E5%90%8D%E3%80%80%E7%B4%B0%E6%95%B8%E4%BD%95%E5%AE%B6%E5%9B%9B%E6%88%BF%E5%AD%90%E5%A5%B3%E8%B6%85%E7%8F%AD%E5%AD%B8%E6%AD%B7 |access-date=2025-11-07 |website=香港經濟日報HKET |language=zh-Hant}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2024-05-27 |title=何超盈博士畢業關李嘉欣事？與賭王爸爸齊名「何博士」何家四房子女位位學歷超班 |url=https://www.stheadline.com/realtime-entertainment/3348501/%E4%BD%95%E8%B6%85%E7%9B%88%E5%8D%9A%E5%A3%AB%E7%95%A2%E6%A5%AD%E9%97%9C%E6%9D%8E%E5%98%89%E6%AC%A3%E4%BA%8B%E8%88%87%E8%B3%AD%E7%8E%8B%E7%88%B8%E7%88%B8%E9%BD%8A%E5%90%8D%E4%BD%95%E5%8D%9A%E5%A3%AB-%E4%BD%95%E5%AE%B6%E5%9B%9B%E6%88%BF%E5%AD%90%E5%A5%B3%E4%BD%8D%E4%BD%8D%E5%AD%B8%E6%AD%B7%E8%B6%85%E7%8F%AD |access-date=2025-11-07 |website=星島頭條 |language=zh-HK}}</ref>

==Biography== Ho's parents gave her the name Sabrina, naming her after [[Sabrina (1954 film)|the 1954 film of the same name]] starring [[Audrey Hepburn]] as her father enjoyed watching movies.<ref name="王晓易2015-10-29">{{cite news |editor=王晓易 |date=2015-10-29 |title="赌王"千金何超盈的非一般生活 |url=http://ent.163.com/15/1128/08/B9GDNMG900031H2L.html |publisher=[[NetEase]]|access-date=2017-12-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151212025612/http://ent.163.com/15/1128/08/B9GDNMG900031H2L.html |url-status=live |archive-date=2015-12-12 }}</ref> She attended a [[boarding school]] in [[Yorkshire]] when she was 13 years old.<ref name="Twigg2016-11-25">{{cite news |last=Twigg |first=Melissa |date=2016-11-25 |title=Rebel in White: Sabrina Ho |url=https://hk.asiatatler.com/society/rebel-in-white-sabrina-ho |magazine=[[Tatler]] |access-date=2021-01-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124020629/https://hk.asiatatler.com/society/rebel-in-white-sabrina-ho |archive-date=2021-01-24 }}</ref> Ho took a summer job in a court when she was sixteen, assisting the judge with photocopying, making coffee, and other duties.<ref name="王晓易2015-10-29"/> At 18 while she was still residing in England, she recommended that her family buy the French sweets maker [[Ladurée]]'s Hong Kong and China rights.<ref name="Twigg2016-11-25"/> Although some meetings took place, her family did not purchase the rights since her mother was uncertain that people in Asia would purchase a sufficient quantity of [[macaron]]s to be a financially sustainable acquisition.<ref name="Twigg2016-11-25" /> After another company chose to purchase the rights, her parents began "taking [her] more seriously".<ref name="Twigg2016-11-25" /> Ho attended the [[University College London]] where she was planning to receive a degree in [[art history]].<ref name="Twigg2016-11-25"/> Her studies were interrupted owing to "family reasons" and she needed to move back to Hong Kong in the middle of her initial year at the university.<ref name="Twigg2016-11-25"/>

Ho graduated from the [[University of Hong Kong]] in 2013 with an arts degree.<ref name="Blain2018-04-23">{{cite news |last=Blain |first=Robert |date=2018-04-23 |title=For the love of art: Daughter of Macao casino mogul is driven by her passion for culture and China's place in the world auction scene |url=https://www.chinadailyhk.com/articles/228/121/175/1524466553039.html |newspaper=[[China Daily Hong Kong Edition]] |access-date=2021-01-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124091059/https://www.chinadailyhk.com/articles/228/121/175/1524466553039.html |archive-date=2021-01-24 }}</ref><ref name="Tsui2016-12-08">{{cite news |last=Tsui |first=Enid |date=2016-12-08 |title=Sabrina Ho looks to Macau art fairs and auctions to diversify economy away from casinos |url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/arts-music/article/2052477/sabrina-ho-looks-art-fairs-and-auctions-diversify |newspaper=[[South China Morning Post]] |access-date=2021-01-24 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210124114608/https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/arts-music/article/2052477/sabrina-ho-looks-art-fairs-and-auctions-diversify |archive-date=2021-01-24 |url-status=live }}</ref> Following her university studies, she joined her [[family business]] where she did marketing and branding for hotels and properties.<ref name="Tsui2016-12-08"/> Ho managed the renovation of Regency Hotel in Macau.<ref name="Twigg2016-11-25"/> According to ''[[Tatler]]'', she "spent many months researching the history and heritage of similar buildings in the city in order to restore the hotel to its former glory while giving it a contemporary twist".<ref name="Twigg2016-11-25"/> Ho collaborated with [[Karl Lagerfeld]] and [[Versace]] on [[Grand Lisboa]].<ref name="Twigg2016-11-25"/> Owing to her interest in art and auctions, Ho took on a part-time intern role at [[Poly Auction]] Beijing, where she answered telephone calls.<ref name="Blain2018-04-23"/>

In 2015, Ho became the director and CEO of Poly Auction Macau.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.macaubusiness.com/macau-third-edition-of-poly-auction-to-feature-western-art-for-first-time/ |title=Macau - Third edition of Poly Auction to feature Western art for first time |website=macaubususiness.com |first=Yi Wei |last=Wong |date=November 2018 |access-date=January 30, 2021}}</ref> In January 2016, Ho organised the first Macau sales for Poly Auction Macau.<ref name="Blain2018-04-23"/><ref name="Tsui2016-12-08"/> The art fair showed the art of 60 budding Chinese creators.<ref name="Twigg2016-11-25"/> The art was shown in 60 Regency Hotel rooms that Ho had "personally designed".<ref name="Twigg2016-11-25"/>

In 2015, Ho founded Chiu Yeng Culture, a non-profit organisation for culture and art in [[Macau]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Auction house Phillips expects Chinese buyers to drive art sales as market proves resilient to Covid-19 pandemic |url=https://sg.news.yahoo.com/auction-house-phillips-expects-chinese-063125650.html |access-date=2020-12-23 |website=sg.news.yahoo.com |language=en-SG}}</ref> In 2017, Ho became the youngest strategic partner of the [[United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization]] (UNESCO) in its history and announced that she would support its International Fund for Cultural Diversity (IFCD).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-12-01 |title=Unesco ally Sabrina Ho dabbles in cultural diversity, and tax havens |url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/arts-music/article/2122384/unesco-partner-sabrina-ho-artfully-dabbles |access-date=2020-12-23 |website=South China Morning Post |language=en}}</ref> She started the "U40 Empowered: Women Entrepreneurs Powering the Digital Creative Industries" initiative the next year.<ref>{{Cite web |title=UNESCO launches its 9th call for funding from UN's International Fund for Cultural Diversity |publisher= Namibia Economist |url=https://economist.com.na/33813/community-and-culture/unesco-launches-its-9th-international-fund-for-cultural-diversity-call-for-funding/ |access-date=2020-12-23 |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-03-04 |title=L'Unesco lance un appel à financement |url=https://www.algeriepatriotique.com/2018/03/04/lunesco-lance-appel-a-financement/ |access-date=2020-12-23 |website=Algérie Patriotique |language=fr-FR}}</ref>

In 2024, Ho finished the doctoral study in education (ED.D) from The New York University Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development (NYU Steinhardt).<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />

Dr. Ho continues her work in Arts & Education fields. She is now a member in both Hong Kong Arts Centre Board of Governors and Hong Kong Art School Council.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=香港藝術中心 |first=Hong Kong Arts Centre |title=Hong Kong Arts Centre |url=https://hkac.org.hk/en/about_people/ |access-date=2025-11-07 |website=hkac.org.hk}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=委員會及管理局 |url=https://www.cstb.gov.hk/tc/councils-boards-and-committees/councils-boards-and-committees.html |access-date=2025-11-07 |website=文化體育及旅遊局 |language=zh-Hant}}</ref>

== Personal life == In 2019, Ho announced her engagement to Thomas Xin.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Welcome to the family: Sabrina Ho reveals Harvard student fiancée |url=https://macaudailytimes.com.mo/welcome-to-the-family-sabrina-ho-reveals-harvard-student-fiancee.html |access-date=2020-12-23 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Chân dung con gái ông trùm sòng bạc nhận hơn 1,6 nghìn tỷ ở lễ đính hôn |url=https://vietnamnet.vn/vn/doi-song/gia-dinh/chan-dung-con-gai-ong-tru-m-so-ng-ba-c-nha-n-hon-1-6-nghi-n-ty-o-le-di-nh-hon-541212.html |access-date=2020-12-23 |website=VietNamNet |language=vi}}</ref> Ho gave birth to a daughter two months after her engagement ceremony and spoke about [[body positivity]] for women during and after pregnancy.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sabrina Ho, Daughter Of Late Casino King Stanley Ho, Shows Off Dramatic Weight Loss A Year After Giving Birth |url=https://www.todayonline.com/8days/sceneandheard/entertainment/sabrina-ho-daughter-late-casino-king-stanley-ho-shows-dramatic |access-date=2020-12-23 |website=TODAYonline}}</ref> Ho and Xin gave their daughter the English name Audrey Rose, naming her after the British actress [[Audrey Hepburn]].<ref>{{cite news |date=2019-08-30 |title=【靈感自柯德莉夏萍】何超盈囡囡「荷包蛋」首曝光叫Audrey Rose |language=zh |url=https://hk.appledaily.com/entertainment/20190830/FNZKA27HSRI4ZZX54GBYVNKXMQ/ |newspaper=[[Apple Daily]] |access-date=2021-01-24 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210124095354/https://hk.appledaily.com/entertainment/20190830/FNZKA27HSRI4ZZX54GBYVNKXMQ/ |archive-date=2021-01-24 |url-status=live }}</ref>

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== External links == * [https://sabrina-ho.com/ Official website] * {{Commons-inline}}

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