Lo Chung Wan
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Lo Chung Wan | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 1879 British Hong Kong |
| Died | 1965 (aged 86) British Hong Kong |
| Children | 12 |
| Alma mater | Queen's College |
| Occupation | Compradore |
| Lo Chung Wan |
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Lo Chung Wan (t=盧仲雲|p=Lo Chung Wan; 1879 – 1965) was a prominent Hong Kong businessman and comprador for the Netherlands Trading Society, which eventually became ABN Amro.[1][2][3][4]
Early life, education, and business career
Born in Chungshan District, Wan was educated at Queen's College.[5] Upon completing his education, he was offered a position in that college as a member of the teaching staff.
At 25 years of age, he joined the Netherlands Trading Society, and eventually become its first Comprador. By the 1930's, Wan headed a department of 10 staff.[6]
Wan was a Director of the Yau Ma Tei Ferry[7], The Sun Co, Limited, Ngan How Motor Bus, The Kong On SS, the National Commercial & Savings Bank, and the Wing On Life Insurance Company, and was in the Committee of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce. He was also the Chairman of the Bank Compradores' Association of Hong Kong.
Public Service
Wan was on the Board of Directors for the Tung Wah Hospital Group and the Po Leung Kok. He also served as the Postal Censor of the Hong Kong government. He was also appointed a Justice of the Peace.[8]
He has scholarships at the University of Hong Kong[9][10][11] and Queens College, to this day.
Honours
In recognition of his great public services to the Trading Society, Wan was created a Order of Orange Nassau Officer Class by the Consular for the Netherlands in 1937.
References
- ↑ 香港華人名人史略（一九三七）(中英合璧)The Prominent Chinese in Hong Kong(1937). 獨立作家－心一堂. 16 April 2019. ISBN 978-988-8582-65-5.
- ↑ 白手興家──香港家族與社會1841-1941. 中華書局(香港)有限公司. 11 July 2016. ISBN 9789888420230.
- ↑ The Prominent Chinese in Hong Kong (1937). Sunyata. 16 April 2019. ISBN 9789888582655.
- ↑ "Lo, Chung-Wan 盧仲雲先生". Digital Repository @ HKUL.
- ↑ Huang, Zhenwei (2019). 番書與黃龍－－香港皇仁書院華人精英與近代中國 (初版 ed.). Xiang gang. ISBN 9789888572670.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ↑ Firm Foundations: ABN Amro Greater China 1903-2016 (PDF).
- ↑ "The history of Hong Kong and Yaumati Ferry Company Limited, 1923 to the 1970s". The history of Hong Kong and Yaumati Ferry Company Limited, 1923 to the 1970s.
- ↑ "Justices of the Peace". Justices of the Peace.
- ↑ "Alumni Attainments" (PDF).
- ↑ "Post Secondary Education Scholarship Guide" (PDF).
- ↑ "Lo Chung Wan Memorial Scholarship 盧仲雲紀念獎學金". HKU scholarships.
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