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Dr. The Honourable Sir Shouson Chow (Hong Kong) 周壽臣爵士(香港)

Shouson Chow
ENG

Dr. The Honourable Sir Shouson Chow (1861–1959) was a leading Chinese businessman and public figure in colonial Hong Kong. The first Knight Bachelor to join the Rotary Club of Hong Kong soon after its 1930 founding, he served on the Sanitary Board, Legislative Council, and Executive Council, becoming the first Chinese member of the last in 1926. Born in Wong Chuk Hang, Hong Kong, Chow was among the first Chinese students sent to study in the U.S. under the Qing dynasty, attending Phillips Academy and Columbia University. He held diplomatic and administrative roles during the late Qing era, including commissioner of the Peking-Mukden Railway. Co-founder of the Bank of East Asia, he was active in civic, educational, and public health initiatives. During Japanese occupation (1941–1945), he cooperated with Japanese authorities to safeguard the Chinese community. Knighted by King George V in 1926, his legacy is commemorated by Shouson Hill in Hong Kong.

PTG

Dr. O Honorável Sir Shouson Chow (1861–1959) foi um destacado empresário e figura pública chinesa na Hong Kong colonial. Primeiro Cavaleiro Bachelor a ingressar no Rotary Club de Hong Kong pouco depois de sua fundação em 1930, serviu no Conselho Sanitário, Conselho Legislativo e Conselho Executivo, sendo o primeiro membro chinês deste último em 1926. Nascido em Wong Chuk Hang, Hong Kong, foi um dos primeiros estudantes chineses enviados para os EUA durante a dinastia Qing, estudando na Phillips Academy e na Universidade Columbia. Exerceu funções diplomáticas e administrativas no final da era Qing, incluindo comissário da Ferrovia Peking-Mukden. Cofundador do Bank of East Asia, atuou em iniciativas cívicas, educacionais e de saúde pública. Durante a ocupação japonesa (1941–1945), cooperou para proteger a comunidade chinesa. Sua homenagem está em Shouson Hill, Hong Kong.

中文

周壽臣爵士（1861–1959）是香港殖民时期杰出的华裔商人和公共人物。他是香港扶轮社成立初期（1930年）首位加入的骑士爵士，曾任卫生局、立法局及执行局成员，1926年成为执行局首位华裔成员。生于香港黄竹坑，清朝时期被派往美国留学，曾就读于菲利普斯学院及哥伦比亚大学。晚清期间任职外交和管理职务，包括京沈铁路专员。作为东亚银行创始人之一，他积极投身社会、教育及公共卫生事业。日占时期（1941–1945）与日方合作，保护华人社区。1926年获乔治五世国王封爵，他的贡献以香港寿臣山命名纪念。

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