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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.
Jun 30, 2020 · The first non-European permitted to live on The Peak and the only person in Hong Kong’s history to be knighted twice by the British monarchy, Sir Robert Hotung was said to be the colony’s richest...
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 12, 2022 · Sir Robert Ho Tung, man and money: how a Hong Kong Eurasian built a myth and a fortune, and became the richest person in the territory. Known as ‘the first Chinese to be allowed to live on The...
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.
the biography of a man who had a relentless 96 years of life. The book is organised into nine chapters, each focusing on a significant aspect or period of Sir Robert’s life: birth and childhood, entrepreneurship, starting and keeping a big family, becominga public man, engaging with Chi.
May 3, 2022 · Sir Robert Ho Tung (1862–1954) is a compelling figure in Hong Kong history. He is regularly portrayed as the colony’s greatest philanthropist and wealthiest man of his day, the first...
Sir Robert Ho Tung (1862–1954) is a compelling figure in Hong Kong history. He is regularly portrayed as the colony’s greatest philanthropist and wealthiest man of his day, the first Chinese to live on the Peak, and, at the end of his life, the “Grand Old Man of Hong Kong.”
Oct 23, 2023 · Sir Robert Ho Tung (1862-1954) is a compelling figure in Hong Kong history. He is regularly portrayed as the colony's greatest philanthropist and wealthiest man of his day, the first Chinese to live on the Peak, and, at the end of his life, the "Grand Old Man of Hong Kong."
Apr 28, 2017 · “The Colony’s most eminent and respected citizen, Sir Robert Ho Tung, [...] passed away peacefully in his sleep at 4 p.m. yesterday [...]” the South China Morning Post reported on April 27, 1956....
