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|office = Member of the [[Legislative Council of Hong Kong]] |
|office = Unofficial Member of the [[Legislative Council of Hong Kong]] |
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|term_end = 14 November 1921 |
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|death_place = [[British Hong Kong]] |
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|occupation = [[Compradore]] |
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|alma_mater = [[Queen's College, Hong Kong|Government Central School]] (Queen's College) |
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|spouse = Lucy neé Rothwell |
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He was born in 1863 in Hong Kong and studied at the [[Queen's College, Hong Kong|Government Central School]] (later became the Queen's College) in his younger ages. After graduating, he joined a Chinese shipping firm in [[Haiphong]] as a clerk and later worked as a translator at the Registrar-General's department. He joined a legal firm called Denneys & Mossop in 1882 as an interpreter and worked at the firm for three years.<ref name="Wright"/> |
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In 1891, he was appointed assistant compradore to the [[Jardine, Matheson & Co.]] under his elder brother Robert Hotung who was the chief compradore. He succeeded his brother as the chief compradore of the firm in 1900 and his younger brother Ho Kom Tong became his assistant.<ref name="Wright"/> His son, Ho Leung, succeeded his father to became the chief compradore of the Jardine, Matheson & Co. after his retirement.<ref name="loss"/> |
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He was appointed many public offices as the leader of the Chinese community. He was appointed [[Justice of the Peace]] in 1892 and was appointed to the [[Legislative Council of Hong Kong]] in 1917 as one of the representatives of the Chinese community on retirement of [[Wei Yuk]] and served until 1921. In 1926, he was appointed to the Board which advised the government upon the distribution of the Trade Loan.<ref name="loss">{{cite news|title=Colony's Loss|date=30 August 1926|newspaper=The China Mail|page=1}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | He was also member of the District Watchmen's Committee, member of the Chinese Permanent Cemetery Committee, the Chinese Public Dispensaries Committee, advisory committee of the [[Tung Wah Hospital]] and [[Po Leung Kuk]], the two most prominent charitable organisations in the colony. He was also the managing director of the local newspaper, ''Hongkong Telegraph''.<ref name="Wright"/><ref name="loss"/> With [[Lau Chu-pak]], they founded the [[Chinese General Chamber of Commerce]] in 1900.<ref>{{cite book|title=Lugard In Hong Kong: Empires, Education and a Governor at Work|page=197|publisher=Hong Kong University Press|first=Bernard|last=Mellor}}</ref> |
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He was appointed to the [[Legislative Council of Hong Kong]] in 1917 on retirement of [[Wei Yuk]] and served until 1921. |
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He served as vice-president of the Ellis Kadoorie Chinese School Society and member of the Court of the [[University of Hong Kong]]. he was also the founder of the annual scholarship for students at the Queen's College and the University of Hong Kong.<ref name="Wright"/> His donation to the University of Hong Kong also became the foundation of the School of Physiology.<ref name="loss"/> |
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He had 13 sons, five of whom worked as compradores for various foreign companies. One of Ho Fook's grandsons is [[Stanley Ho]], the casino and shipping magnate. |
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He suffered from a [[relapse]] on 29 August 1936 and died in the afternoon.<ref name="death">{{cite news|title=Death of mr. Ho Fook.|newspaper=The Hongkong Telegraph|date=30 August 1926|page=7}}</ref> |
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==Family== |
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| ⚫ | Ho Fook's father was a man of Dutch ancestry named Charles Henri Maurice Bosman (1839–1892)<ref>Courtauld, Caroline & Holdsworth, May 1997, ''The Hong Kong Story''. [[Oxford University Press]], ISBN 0-19-590353-6</ref> and his mother was Madame Sze, a [[Han Chinese]] woman of Bao'an (present-day [[Shenzhen]]) heritage. His brothers Sir [[Robert Hotung]] and [[Ho Kom-tong]] were also prominent social figures in Hong Kong. |
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Ho Fook had thirteen sons and five of them survived when Ho Fook died. All of them were educated in England and three of whom worked as compradores for various foreign companies, Ho Leung was the chief compradore of the Jardine, Matheson & Co. after his father, Ho Iu was the compradore of the [[Mercantile Bank of India, London and China]], and Ho Ki was the compradore of E. D. Sassoon. Ho Wing, another son of him who was adopted by Robert Hotung was also the compradore of the [[Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation]]. There were also Ho Kwong and S. C. Ho in which the latter was member of the Sanitary Board. Ho Fook had also five daughters.<ref name="loss"/> One of Ho Fook's grandsons, [[Stanley Ho]] is the casino and shipping magnate. |
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Ho Fook lived at No. 10, [[Caine Road]].<ref name="Wright">{{cite book|title=Twentieth century impressions of Hong-kong, Shanghai, and other Treaty Ports of China.Their history, people, commerce, industries, and resources|first=Arnold|last=Wright|year=1908|publisher=Lloyd's Greater Britain Pub. Co.|location=London}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 13:53, 12 December 2013
Ho Fook | |
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| Unofficial Member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong | |
| In office 22 October 1917 – 14 November 1921 | |
| Appointed by | Sir Francis Henry May |
| Preceded by | Wei Yuk |
| Succeeded by | Chow Shou-son |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 November 1863 British Hong Kong |
| Died | 29 August 1926 (aged 62) British Hong Kong |
| Spouse | Lucy neé Rothwell |
| Alma mater | Government Central School (Queen's College) |
| Occupation | Compradore |
Ho Fook, alias Ho Chak-sang, JP (30 November 1863 – 29 August 1926) was a Hong Kong prominent Eurasian compradore and philanthropist.
Career
He was born in 1863 in Hong Kong and studied at the Government Central School (later became the Queen's College) in his younger ages. After graduating, he joined a Chinese shipping firm in Haiphong as a clerk and later worked as a translator at the Registrar-General's department. He joined a legal firm called Denneys & Mossop in 1882 as an interpreter and worked at the firm for three years.[1]
In 1891, he was appointed assistant compradore to the Jardine, Matheson & Co. under his elder brother Robert Hotung who was the chief compradore. He succeeded his brother as the chief compradore of the firm in 1900 and his younger brother Ho Kom Tong became his assistant.[1] His son, Ho Leung, succeeded his father to became the chief compradore of the Jardine, Matheson & Co. after his retirement.[2]
He was appointed many public offices as the leader of the Chinese community. He was appointed Justice of the Peace in 1892 and was appointed to the Legislative Council of Hong Kong in 1917 as one of the representatives of the Chinese community on retirement of Wei Yuk and served until 1921. In 1926, he was appointed to the Board which advised the government upon the distribution of the Trade Loan.[2]
He was also member of the District Watchmen's Committee, member of the Chinese Permanent Cemetery Committee, the Chinese Public Dispensaries Committee, advisory committee of the Tung Wah Hospital and Po Leung Kuk, the two most prominent charitable organisations in the colony. He was also the managing director of the local newspaper, Hongkong Telegraph.[1][2] With Lau Chu-pak, they founded the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce in 1900.[3]
He served as vice-president of the Ellis Kadoorie Chinese School Society and member of the Court of the University of Hong Kong. he was also the founder of the annual scholarship for students at the Queen's College and the University of Hong Kong.[1] His donation to the University of Hong Kong also became the foundation of the School of Physiology.[2]
He suffered from a relapse on 29 August 1936 and died in the afternoon.[4]
Family
Ho Fook's father was a man of Dutch ancestry named Charles Henri Maurice Bosman (1839–1892)[5] and his mother was Madame Sze, a Han Chinese woman of Bao'an (present-day Shenzhen) heritage. His brothers Sir Robert Hotung and Ho Kom-tong were also prominent social figures in Hong Kong.
Ho Fook had thirteen sons and five of them survived when Ho Fook died. All of them were educated in England and three of whom worked as compradores for various foreign companies, Ho Leung was the chief compradore of the Jardine, Matheson & Co. after his father, Ho Iu was the compradore of the Mercantile Bank of India, London and China, and Ho Ki was the compradore of E. D. Sassoon. Ho Wing, another son of him who was adopted by Robert Hotung was also the compradore of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation. There were also Ho Kwong and S. C. Ho in which the latter was member of the Sanitary Board. Ho Fook had also five daughters.[2] One of Ho Fook's grandsons, Stanley Ho is the casino and shipping magnate.
Ho Fook lived at No. 10, Caine Road.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e Wright, Arnold (1908). Twentieth century impressions of Hong-kong, Shanghai, and other Treaty Ports of China.Their history, people, commerce, industries, and resources. London: Lloyd's Greater Britain Pub. Co.
- ^ a b c d e "Colony's Loss". The China Mail. 30 August 1926. p. 1.
- ^ Mellor, Bernard. Lugard In Hong Kong: Empires, Education and a Governor at Work. Hong Kong University Press. p. 197.
- ^ "Death of mr. Ho Fook". The Hongkong Telegraph. 30 August 1926. p. 7.
- ^ Courtauld, Caroline & Holdsworth, May 1997, The Hong Kong Story. Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-590353-6