澳门近代华商的崛起及其历史贡献——以卢九家族为中心

China Merchants' Rising and Historical Role in Macao Modern Time

鸦片战争之后,随着经济转型以及相关法规的实施,澳门本土华商迅速崛起,华人商业由早期比较单一的对外贸易发展至赌博、鸦片、工业以及金融、房地产等多种重要行业,华人经济在总量上亦由葡人经济的"附庸"转向对澳门经济的"主控",以致完全掌握了近代澳门的经济命脉。由于经济地位的提升,以卢九家族为代表的华商在澳门的政治、经济、文化等领域扮演了重要角色,在推进澳门的政治开放、经济发展、城市建设、慈善事业、文化教育乃至华人社会的和谐进步等方面作出了重要贡献。

After the Opium War,with the economic transition and the implementation of rules,Chinese merchants in Macao rose abruptly.The Chinese commerce have developed from single external trade to gambling,opium,industry,finance,real estate and many important businesses.In terms of economic aggregate,the Chinese merchants began to control the economy,no longer just depending on the Portugal economy as it was before.Since the economic status has risen,the Chinese merchants who were delegated by Lu Kou,have played the key roles in the political,economic and cultural fields in Macao.They have made important contribution in political openness,economic development,urban construction,philanthropy,cultural education,social harmonious progresses and other areas.