Chau Yue-Teng (周雨亭, 1872–1933), JP, was a prominent Hainan-born businessman and philanthropist in British Hong Kong. Educated at Diocesan Boys’ School, he became a leading figure in the Hainanese business community. He co-founded the Kiung Chow Commercial Chamber (later Hong Kong Hainan Chamber of Commerce) in 1917 and led it until his death. Chau was appointed a Justice of the Peace in 1930 and served as director of the Po Leung Kuk charity. In late 1930, invited by Governor Sir William Peel, Chau helped establish the Rotary Club of Hong Kong and was a club director. Chau built a successful business empire through firms such as Jebsen & Co. and significantly supported educational and medical institutions in Hainan. After his death, his son Chau Man-Chi donated land for the first Hong Kong St. John Ambulance Association headquarters, named the “Chau Yue Teng Building” in his honor, opened by Governor Peel in 1935.
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Chau Yue-Teng (周雨亭, 1872–1933), JP, foi um empresário e filantropo de origem Hainan em Hong Kong, então colônia britânica. Educado na Diocesan Boys’ School, tornou-se líder da comunidade empresarial Hainanesa. Co-fundou a Kiung Chow Commercial Chamber (mais tarde Câmara de Comércio de Hainan em Hong Kong) em 1917, presidindo-a até sua morte. Em 1930, foi nomeado Justice of the Peace e atuou como diretor da instituição beneficente Po Leung Kuk. No final de 1930, a convite do Governador Sir William Peel, ajudou a fundar o Rotary Club de Hong Kong, servindo como diretor. Chau construiu um império comercial bem-sucedido, com empresas como a Jebsen & Co., e apoiou instituições educacionais e médicas em Hainan. Após sua morte, seu filho Chau Man-Chi doou o terreno para a primeira sede da Hong Kong St. John Ambulance Association, o “Chau Yue Teng Building”, inaugurado pelo Governador Peel em 1935.
