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Sir Robert Ho Tung Bosman, KBE JP (22 December 1862 – 26 April 1956, Chinese: 何東), also known as Sir Robert Ho Tung, was a businessman and philanthropist in British Hong Kong. Known as "the grand old man of Hong Kong" [1] ( Chinese: 香港大老 [2] ), he was knighted in 1915 ( Knight Bachelor) and 1955 ( KBE ).
Jun 30, 2020 · Their founders – Robert Hotung, Li Sek-peng, Hui Oi-chow and Lo Cheung-shiu, respectively – were all influential businessmen who rose to prominence, and many of their descendants are still ...
Dec 22, 2023 · Sir Robert Ho Tung blazed a trail through the commercial and social life of Macao and Hong Kong leaving a legacy that endures today.
Jun 15, 1997 · Robert Hotung, meanwhile, had married the Eurasian daughter of a Jardine director. Soon he had established himself as a business leader and doyen of the Chinese community.
Jun 12, 2022 · Most people in Hong Kong will have heard about Sir Robert Ho Tung, once the territory’s richest person – but how much do they know about the man?
Sir Robert Ho Tung (1862-1956), whose given name was Kai Tung and style name Xiaosheng, was a comprador, entrepreneur and philanthropist. Born in Hong Kong to British Dutch father Charles Henry Maurice Bosman, and a Chinese mother surnamed Sze, he was raised there by his mother.
Apr 28, 2017 · Born 20 years after colonial rule began, Sir Robert rose to become Hong Kong’s richest man, and in many ways embodied the history of the city under British rule.
