deserve the award, as they believe only "true heroes" should be honored instead of a "Yes man" like Ho. Objections to "Civil Nomination" In an interview on 30 August 2014, Ho commented on the civil nomination proposal demanded by members of the pro-democracy camp for the 2017 Chief Executive election, saying that there is no such thing as a "civil nomination" in any political system worldwide, and that he feared that the adoption of a "civil nomination" for Chief Executive may ultimately result in triads nominated for the post. Reported entry denied to US In early December 2019, there were unconfirmed reports that Ho was denied entry to the United States after the passing of Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act. Ho denied the rumour and sued an online media for libel. Politics In December 2021, it was reported that Ho had a "privileged" vote in the 2021 Hong Kong legislative election, where the vote would count approximately 7,215 times more than an ordinary citizen. Awards 2014: Grand Bauhinia Medal References 1949 births Living people Hong Kong businesspeople Recipients of the Grand Bauhinia Medal Members of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Members of the Selection Committee of Hong Kong Members of the Election Committee of Hong Kong, 1998–2000 Members of the Election Committee of Hong Kong, 2000–2005 Members of the Election Committee of Hong Kong, 2007–2012 Members of the Election Committee of Hong Kong, 2012–2017 Members of the Election Committee of Hong Kong, 2017–2021 Members of the 13th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Sing Tao News Corporation