A public memorial for Macao gaming tycoon Stanley Ho Hung-sun, who died last May at the age of 98, starts at the North Point Funeral Home in Hong Kong. Stanley Ho led the helm of Asia's largest gaming empire for half a century.

Born in Hong Kong in November 1921, Ho Hung-sun served as a member of the Standing Committee of the ninth to 11th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC).