Dr. O. S. Lieu (Shanghai) Ⅷ生博士(上海)


Dr O S Lieu 劉鴻生博士
ENG

Dr. O. S. Lieu (劉鴻生, 1888-1956), a prominent Shanghai Rotary Club member in the 1930s and honorary PhD from St. John’s University, was a leading industrialist dubbed the “King of Enterprises” in Republican China. From early coal trade success, Lieu expanded into matches, cement, wool textiles, shipping, banking, and insurance, forming large industrial trusts like the Great China Match Company (大中華火柴), which dominated China’s match market and later established a major factory in Hong Kong’s Peng Chau Island in 1940. Following the Japanese occupation of Shanghai, Lieu moved to Hong Kong, while his sons Franklin and Julius (劉念義) managed Shanghai operations. Lieu served in Chongqing during WWII for economic affairs and later held significant government and political roles in both the Nationalist and Communist eras. By the early 1950s, his enterprises were nationalized under socialist state-private ownership. He died in 1956, honored for his vast contributions to industrialization and vocational service exemplified by his family’s rotary involvement.

PTG

Dr. O. S. Lieu (劉鴻生, 1888-1956), membro proeminente do Rotary Club de Xangai na década de 1930 e doutor honorário pela St. John’s University, foi um industrial líder conhecido como “Rei das Empresas” na China Republicana. Após sucesso inicial no comércio de carvão, Lieu expandiu para fósforos, cimento, têxteis de lã, transporte marítimo, bancos e seguradoras, formando grandes trusts industriais como a Great China Match Company (大中華火柴), que dominava o mercado de fósforos da China e fundou uma importante fábrica na ilha Peng Chau, em Hong Kong, em 1940. Com a ocupação japonesa de Xangai, Lieu mudou-se para Hong Kong, enquanto seus filhos Franklin e Julius (劉念義) geriram os negócios locais. Atuou em Chongqing durante a WWII em assuntos econômicos e ocupou importantes cargos políticos nos regimes Nacionalista e Comunista. Nos anos 1950, suas empresas foram nacionalizadas sob propriedade estatal-socialista. Lieu faleceu em 1956, sendo reconhecido por suas vastas contribuições à industrialização e pelo exemplo de serviço vocacional da família no Rotary.

中文

劉鴻生博士(O. S. Lieu,1888-1956)是1930年代上海扶輪社成員及聖約翰大學榮譽博士,為中國民國時期著名實業家,享有「中華企業之王」美譽。劉氏起家於煤炭貿易,後投資火柴、水泥、毛織等產業,組建包括大中華火柴公司(大中華火柴)在內的多個工業托拉斯;該公司1930年代主導中國火柴市場,並於1940年在香港坪洲設立大型工廠。日本侵占上海後,劉鴻生移居香港,長子劉念仁與次子劉念義(劉念義)留守上海,管理業務。抗戰期間劉鴻生赴重慶協助經濟事務,後歷任國民與共產兩政權的重要政府職務。1950年代初,其企業完成社會主義公私合營。1956年逝世,劉氏家族扶輪服務實踐了職業服務精神,為中國近代工業化做出巨大貢獻。

Skip to PDF content

rev. 492-2026-08-14

📄 Dr.-O.-S.-Lieu-Ⅷ生博士.pdf