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Dr. The Honourable Sir Robert Hormus Kotewall (Hong Kong) 羅旭龢爵士 (香港)

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ENG

Dr. The Honourable Sir Robert Hormus Kotewall (1880–1949) was a distinguished Eurasian civil servant, businessman, and legislator in colonial Hong Kong. Educated at Diocesan Boys’ School and Queen’s College, he advanced from a junior clerk to senior government roles usually reserved for Europeans, including chief clerk of the Colonial Secretariat. In 1916, he founded R. H. Kotewall & Co. and became a director of major companies. He served as an Unofficial Member of the Legislative Council (1923-1935) and as Senior Chinese Unofficial Member of the Executive Council (1936-1941). Kotewall was instrumental during the 1925-26 Hong Kong–Guangdong strike, securing a £3 million British trade loan and coordinating counter-propaganda. A promoter of Confucian social harmony, he supported education and cultural institutions like the University of Hong Kong. During Japanese occupation, he cooperated to protect the Chinese community, which led to postwar suspicion but was cleared of collaboration in 1946. He retired due to ill health and passed away in 1949. His archives are preserved at the University of Hong Kong and Hong Kong Central Library.

PTG

Dr. The Honourable Sir Robert Hormus Kotewall (1880–1949) foi um destacado funcionário público eurasiático, empresário e legislador na Hong Kong colonial. Formado na Diocesan Boys’ School e na Queen’s College, ascendeu de um cargo de escriturário a posições seniores do governo normalmente reservadas a europeus, incluindo chefe de gabinete do Secretariado Colonial. Em 1916, fundou a R. H. Kotewall & Co. e tornou-se diretor de grandes empresas. Foi membro não oficial do Conselho Legislativo (1923-1935) e membro chinês sênior do Conselho Executivo (1936-1941). Kotewall foi essencial durante a greve Hong Kong-Guangdong (1925-26), assegurando um empréstimo comercial britânico de £3 milhões e coordenando contra-propaganda. Defensor da harmonia social confucionista, apoiou instituições educacionais e culturais como a Universidade de Hong Kong. Durante a ocupação japonesa, cooperou para proteger a comunidade chinesa, o que gerou suspeitas pós-guerra, mas foi absolvido em 1946. Aposentou-se por motivos de saúde e faleceu em 1949. Seus arquivos pessoais estão preservados na Universidade e na Biblioteca Central de Hong Kong.

中文

荣誉博士罗旭龢爵士（Sir Robert Hormus Kotewall，1880–1949）是殖民地香港著名的欧亚裔公务员、商人及立法者。毕业于拔萃男书院和皇仁书院，他从警察部初级职员升任传统上由欧洲人担任的高级政府职务，包括总督府首席书记。1916年，他创办了R. H. Kotewall & Co.，并成为多家大企业董事。曾任立法局非官方议员（1923-1935）及行政局高级华人非官方议员（1936-1941）。他在1925-26年港粤罢工期间发挥关键作用，成功争取英国三百万英镑贸易贷款并组织反罢工宣传。作为儒家社会和谐的积极倡导者，他支持教育及文化机构，包括香港大学。日占时期他配合占领当局以保护华人社区，战后因此受怀疑，但1946年被免除合作者指控。因健康原因退休，1949年逝世。他的个人档案藏于香港大学及香港中央图书馆。

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