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{{Short description|Macanese politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}
{{family name hatnote|[[Liang (surname)|Leong]]|lang=Chinese}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name                = Angela Leong On Kei
| image               = 20181125—Leong On-kei 梁安琪, Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital interior, am730 screenshot (00m31s)(cropped)(edited).jpg
| caption             = Leong in 2018
| native_name         = {{nobold|梁安琪}}
| native_name_lang    = zh-hant
| office              = Member of the [[Legislative Assembly of Macau|Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency        = [[Indirectly elected member|Culture and Sport]]
| term_start          = 16 October 2021
| term_end1           = 15 October 2021
| constituency1       = [[Geographical constituency (Macau)|Macau (Directly elected)]]
| predecessor         = 
| term_start1         = 25 September 2005
| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|1961|3|23|df=y}}
| birth_place         = [[Guangzhou]], China
| birth_name          = Xuan Weiling (禤偉玲)
| occupation          = Member of the [[Legislative Assembly of Macau]]
| children            = 4
| spouse              = {{marriage|[[Stanley Ho]]|1988|2020|end=d.}}
}}

'''Angela Leong On Kei''' ({{zh|c=梁安琪|p=Liáng Ānqí}}; born 23 March 1960) is a Macau billionaire businesswoman and politician. She is a member of the [[Legislative Council of Macau]].

==Early life==
Leong was born in [[Guangzhou]], China with family roots in [[Sanshui]], [[Guangdong]].{{citation needed|date=September 2017}}

==Career==
In September 2017, she bought [[Aldwych House]] in London for about £250 million.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-09-18/hong-kong-billionaire-is-said-to-buy-338-million-london-office|title=Billionaire Leong Is Said to Buy $338 Million London Office|newspaper=Bloomberg |date=18 September 2017|access-date=20 September 2017|via=www.bloomberg.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/business/hk-billionaire-buys-london-building-for-455m-say-sources|title=HK billionaire buys London building for $455m, say sources|last=hermes|date=20 September 2017|website=straitstimes.com|access-date=20 September 2017}}</ref> As of September 2019, she had an estimated net worth of US$4.1 billion.<ref>{{cite web|title=Angela Leong|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/angela-leong/|access-date=22 September 2019|website=forbes.com}}</ref>

Leong founded Macau Sanshui Communal Association to provide social services to new immigrants. With the support of her husband to reflect the casino interests in the political scene, Leong entered electoral politics in 2005 and has then served as a directly elected legislator. The mobilization of both the working class and casino employees, a key building block of the Macau middle class, is key to Leong's political career.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Kwong|first1=Ying-ho|date=2017|title=Ruling Coalition Restructuring under Macao's Hybrid Regime|journal=China Review|language=en|volume=17|issue=3|pages=120|issn=1680-2012}}</ref>

She is the director of the [[Sociedade de Jogos de Macau]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Travel News, Tips, and Guides - USATODAY.com|url=https://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/item.aspx?&type=photo&photo_id=09x631r6CA5Pl&pn=12&tid=000000000|access-date=20 September 2017|website=USA TODAY}}</ref> a casino company owned by Stanley Ho, since its founding and the managing director since December 2010,<ref>{{citation|title=Stanley Ho passes SJM managing director post to Angela Leong|date=31 December 2010|newspaper=The Macau Post Daily|pages=1}}</ref> and the vice-chairman of the [[Macau Jockey Club]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Topics Glossary - South China Morning Post|url=http://www.destination-macau.com/2007/01/|access-date=20 September 2017|website=www.destination-macau.com}}</ref>

With her new appointment as the chairperson of [[Po Leung Kuk]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Board of Directors - Governance - About Us - Po Leung Kuk - Multi-faceted Charity Service Provider|url=https://www.poleungkuk.org.hk/en/about-us/governance/board-of-directors|website=www.poleungkuk.org.hk}}</ref> she has also become the [[supervisor]] of [[PLK Vicwood KT Chong Sixth Form College]].

==Personal life==
She met [[Stanley Ho]], a Macau casino tycoon famous in the political and entertainment industries in Hong Kong and Macau, 40 years her senior, when she was a dance teacher in 1986. She became his fourth partner and had four children with him: [[Sabrina Ho Chiu-yeng|Sabrina Ho]], Arnaldo Ho, Mario Ho and Alice Ho.<ref>{{Citation
 |title        = Stanley Ho "e um mentor", diz Angela Leong
 |newspaper    = [[Jornal Tribuna de Macau]]
 |issue        = 2894
 |date         = 14 August 2008
 |url          = http://www.jtm.com.mo/view.asp?dT=289403008
 |language     = pt
 |access-date  = 31 December 2010
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20111002110011/http://www.jtm.com.mo/view.asp?dT=289403008
 |archive-date = 2 October 2011
 |url-status   = dead
}}</ref>

==Election results==
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em ; font-size:95%"
!|Year
!|Candidate
!|Hare quota
!|Mandate
!|List votes
!|List pct
|-
|[[2005 Macanese legislative election|2005]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|New Union for Macau's Development}}" |{{nowrap|'''Angela Leong'''}} ([[New Union for Macau's Development|AMD]])
|bgcolor="{{party color|New Union for Macau's Development}}" align="right" |11,642
|bgcolor="{{party color|New Union for Macau's Development}}" |[[Directly elected member (Macau)|No.6/12]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|New Union for Macau's Development}}" align="right" |11,642
|bgcolor="{{party color|New Union for Macau's Development}}" |9.32%
|-
|[[2009 Macanese legislative election|2009]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|New Union for Macau's Development}}" |{{nowrap|'''Angela Leong'''}} ([[New Union for Macau's Development|NUDM]])
|bgcolor="{{party color|New Union for Macau's Development}}" align="right" |14,099
|bgcolor="{{party color|New Union for Macau's Development}}" |[[Directly elected member (Macau)|No.4/12]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|New Union for Macau's Development}}" align="right" |14,099
|bgcolor="{{party color|New Union for Macau's Development}}" |9.94%
|-
|[[2013 Macanese legislative election|2013]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|New Union for Macau's Development}}" |{{nowrap|'''Angela Leong'''}} ([[New Union for Macau's Development|NUDM]])
|bgcolor="{{party color|New Union for Macau's Development}}" align="right" |13,086
|bgcolor="{{party color|New Union for Macau's Development}}" |[[Directly elected member (Macau)|No.6/14]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|New Union for Macau's Development}}" align="right" |13,086
|bgcolor="{{party color|New Union for Macau's Development}}" |8.94%
|-
|[[2017 Macanese legislative election|2017]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|New Union for Macau's Development}}" |{{nowrap|'''Angela Leong'''}} ([[New Union for Macau's Development|NUDM]])
|bgcolor="{{party color|New Union for Macau's Development}}" align="right" |10,447
|bgcolor="{{party color|New Union for Macau's Development}}" |[[Directly elected member (Macau)|No.7/14]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|New Union for Macau's Development}}" align="right" |10,447
|bgcolor="{{party color|New Union for Macau's Development}}" |6.05%
|}

==See also==
* [[List of members of the Legislative Assembly of Macau]]

==References==
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== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://www.amdgo.com/|Angela Leong's official website}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090208160738/http://al.gov.mo/dep_2005/cn/leong_on_kei.htm Angela Leong's information in Macau Legislative Council]

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[[Category:People from Sanshui District]]
[[Category:Cantonese people]]
[[Category:1961 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Billionaires from Guangdong]]
[[Category:Businesspeople from Guangzhou]]
[[Category:Businesspeople in the casino industry]]
[[Category:Macau billionaires]]
[[Category:21st-century Macau businesspeople]]
[[Category:Macau women in politics]]
[[Category:Members of the Legislative Assembly of Macau]]
[[Category:Politicians from Guangzhou]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Bronze Bauhinia Star]]
[[Category:Ho family]]
[[Category:Macau women in business]]

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