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Ho Kom-tong (1866–1950) was a younger maternal half-brother of Robert's. The son of a Chinese father, [ 6 ] he was a prominent businessman and philanthropist who succeeded Ho Fook as Head Compradore at Jardines.
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The library was his largest gift to Macao. It was built in 1894 for Carolina Antonia da Cunha, the wife of a colonial official, and passed through several owners before Ho Tung purchased it in 1918 for MOP 16,000 intending to use it as a summer retreat. Then, as now, it occupied a prime site, next to the St Joseph Seminary and the Church of Saint A...
The story began just before Christmas 1862 when Ho Tung was born in Hong Kong to a Dutch Jewish father, Charles Henry Maurice Bosman, who later took British citizenship, and a Chinese mother named Sze Tai (施娣) from Baoan county, now Shenzhen, in Guangdong. They had five sons and three daughters. His father left the colony after his business failed,...
When he was 18, Ho Tung married Margaret Mak, the Eurasian daughter of Hector Coll Maclean of Jardines, when she was 16. As she could not bear him children, he took a concubine named Zhou Jiwen 周綺文. After three years, it emerged that she was also unable to conceive. So, nothing if not pragmatic, Mak introduced her cousin, Clara Cheung Lin-kok, as H...
After enjoying considerable success in business in Asia and other parts of the world, in his twilight years, Ho Tung devoted much of his time and money to charity and education. He was one of the founders of Hong Kong University and a director of Tung Wah Hospitals and Po Leung Kuk. The first Tung Wah hospital was established in 1870, providing fre...
Aug 3, 2018 · Bruce Lee’s grandfather, whose name was Ho Kam Tong, was so wealthy he had 13 concubines and then had an affair with a British woman. That was Bruce Lee’s grandmother. So, Bruce Lee was part Hun Chinese, part Dutch Jewish, and part English.
Oct 17, 2004 · The book Ho Kam Tong, a Man for All Seasons mentions that one of Ho's concubines might have participated in Sun's 1911 revolution and Ho may have been a veiled participant, as...
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Apr 26, 2022 · Ho Kom-tong (1866–1950), a younger maternal half-brother, son of Chinese father and Chinese mother Madame Sze, was a prominent businessman and philanthropist who succeeded Ho Fook as Head Compradore at Jardines.
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Jul 24, 2024 · Ho Kam Tong (Q7486164) From Wikidata. ... 甘棠, Gāntáng, Kan-t'ang, Kom-tong 何 aka Hé, Ho (16 Sep 1866 - 1950) 0 references . Sitelinks. Wikipedia (2 entries ...
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