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Cho-yiu Kwan

Sir Cho-yiu Kwan
CBE, JP
關祖堯爵士
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Unofficial Member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong
In office
28 May 1961 – 7 December 1971
Appointed by Sir Robert Black
Sir David Trench
Preceded by Man-wai Lo
Succeeded by Woo Pak-chuen
Unofficial Member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
In office
1 July 1959 – 8 June 1966
Appointed by Sir Robert Black
Sir David Trench
Preceded by Alberto Maria Rodrigues
Succeeded by Ellen Li
Personal details
Born (1907-07-10)10 July 1907
British Hong Kong
Died 7 December 1971(1971-12-07) (aged 64)
British Hong Kong
Resting place Aberdeen Chinese Permanent Cemetery
Spouse(s) Chow Wai-fung
Children Kwan King-chiu
Kwan King-hong
Kwan Lai-yin
Kwan Hing-yin
Alma mater Diocesan Boys' School
University of London
Occupation Lawyer and politician

Sir Cho-yiu Kwan, CBE, JP (Chinese: 關祖堯; 10 July 1907 – 7 December 1971) was a prominent Hong Kong politician and public figure in the 1960s. He was the Senior Chinese Unofficial Member of the Legislative Council and Executive Council of Hong Kong and the founding chairman of the Council of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. For his contributions to Hong Kong, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1969.

Kwan was born on 10 July 1907 with the family root in Kaiping, Guangdong. He was educated at the Diocesan Boys' School and graduated in 1924. He later went abroad and studied law at the University of London in England. In May 1931, he was called to the bar in Lincoln's Inn and received his professional qualifications. He was a friend of General Ho Sai-lai, the son of Sir Robert Ho Tung during his time in England. He set up his own law firm, CY Kwan & Co, with the help of Sir Ho Tung in 1931 soon after he returned from England.

During the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong, Kwan was appointed the officer in administering the staple food control. After the war, he was the vice-president of the Standing Military Court from 1945 to 47 and chief magistrate of the Central Magistracy. He had also been president of the Law Society of Hong Kong from 1950 to 51.

Kwan was increasingly involved in the public affairs. In 1948, he was appointed to the Committee on Chinese Law and Custom in Hong Kong. He was the director of the Hong Kong Council of Social Service in 1950. Other public positions included membership in the Public Service Commission, the Chinese Temples Committee, the General Chinese Charities Fund and many others.


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