Kwan Cho-yiu
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Sir Cho-yiu Kwan CBE, JP |
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| 關祖堯爵士 | |
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| Unofficial Member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong | |
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In office 28 May 1961 – 7 December 1971 |
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| 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 | |
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In office 1 July 1959 – 8 June 1966 |
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| Appointed by | Sir Robert Black Sir David Trench |
| Preceded by | Alberto Maria Rodrigues |
| Succeeded by | Ellen Li |
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10 July 1907 British Hong Kong |
| Died | 7 December 1971 (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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