Name Lo Cheung-shiu | ||
Lo Cheung-shiu (1867 – 30 June 1934) was a prominent Hong Kong businessman and the founder of the Lo family, an influential family in Hong Kong.
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Biography
Lo, son of British businessman Thomas Rothwell and his Chinese wife, was the compradore of the Jardine, Matheson & Co., then one of the leading British trading firms in the Far East, until he retired in 1920. Lo was director of the China Light and Power Company and the Hong Kong Construction Company.
Lo was director of the Tung Wah Hospital, the leading local Chinese charity in 1915 and later became life advisor to the Tung Wah Hospital and also the Po Leung Kuk, where he was member of the permanent board. He had also served as vice-chairman of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce and was on its executive committee for many years.
He was made Justice of the Peace and was member of the District Watch Committee. He received a Certificate of Honour on George V's birthday in 1930.
He died at 12:30 a.m. on 30 June 1934 at his residence at Conduit Road, Mid-Levels aged 67 after a lengthy illness, leaving an estate worth 543,600 dollars. His funeral took place on 3 July, attended by most local leaders in Hong Kong. The flag of Jardine, Matheson & Co. was hoisted at half mast.
Family
He had four sons, Man-kam, Man-wai, Man-ho, and Horace and also five daughters. Four sons were lawyers and formed the Lo and Lo, solicitors firm. Man-kam and Man-wai entered in politics and became member of the Executive Council and Legislative Council of Hong Kong. His grandson, Lo Tak-shing was also member of the Executive and Legislative Councils as well as the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and Hong Kong Basic Law Drafting Committee appointed by the People's Republic of China government and was a potential candidate of the first Hong Kong Chief Executive after 1997.