Welcome to the family | Sabrina Ho reveals Harvard student fiancée

The eldest daughter of casino tycoon Stanley Ho’s fourth consort has announced her engagement to a 21-year-old Harvard student from the northern Chinese city of Harbin.

Sabrina Ho, daughter of Stanley and current lawmaker Angela Leong, announced her engagement to Thomas Xin on Friday via social media, posting a video of him proposing to her in September last year

Xin, a student at Harvard University, made headlines in 2016 as just the second person from Harbin to be admitted to the U.S. institution. It is not known what Xin is studying.

The 28-year-old Sabrina is chief executive of Poly Auction Macau and heads art and culture promotion firm Chiu Yeng Culture. She is also a strategic partner of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), having organized last year a financing campaign for female ‘cultural entrepreneurs’.

According to Chinese media reports, the announcement has caused a stir on social media with netizens searching for information on Xin’s background.

Born and raised in the capital of Heilongjiang province, Xin attended Harbin No.3 Middle School before he was admitted to the elite U.S. college. In an interview with local media in 2016, Xin said he had read more than 200 books in English during high school on subjects such as history and economics. He also said that his parents often took him traveling with them and had offered him the freedom to choose whatever future interested him. DB

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