Lo Man-kam
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Sir Man-kam Lo CBE |
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| 羅文錦爵士 | |
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| Unofficial Member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong | |
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In office 1946–1959 |
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| Appointed by | Sir Mark Young Sir Alexander Grantham |
| Preceded by | Robert Kotewall |
| Unofficial Member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong | |
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In office 9 November 1935 – 5 June 1950 |
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| Appointed by |
N. L. Smith Sir Geoffry Northcote Sir Mark Young |
| Preceded by | Robert Kotewall |
| Succeeded by | Lo Man-wai |
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| Born | 1893 |
| Died |
(aged 67) Hong Kong |
| Resting place | Chiu Yuen Cemetery |
| Spouse(s) | Victoria Hotung |
| Children |
Lo Tak-shing Lo Pui-yiu Lo Pui-kin Lo Pui-yin |
| Occupation | Solicitor politician |
Sir Man-kam Lo, CBE (Chinese: 羅文錦; 1893 – 7 March 1959) was a prominent Eurasian lawyer in Hong Kong and unofficial member of the Executive Council and the Legislative Council of Hong Kong.
Man-kam Lo was born in 1893 in a prominent Eurasian family. His father was Lo Cheung-shiu, compradore of the Jardine, Matheson & Co.. He went to study law in England in 1906 when he was 13. He graduated with the first place of the First Class Honours in the Law Society Examinations in London and returned to Hong Kong in 1915. He began to practice law and became the senior partner of the law firm Lo & Lo.
In 1918 he married Victoria Hotung, eldest daughter of the Hong Kong prominent businessman Robert Hotung.
When the first large-scale labour strike broke out in Hong Kong in 1920, Man-kam Lo was the legal adviser for the organiser, the Chinese Mechanics Institute and settled an agreement between the workers and employers as a mediator. He was appointed Justice of the Peace in 1921.
He was the chairman of the Tung Wah Hospital between 1929 and 1930 and the honorary legal adviser for the Tung Wah Hospitals. In 1931 he was also the honorary legal adviser for the Po Leung Kuk and the Chinese Gold and Silver Exchange. He became the vice-chairman of the Rotary in 1932 and became the chairman in the following year. In January 1934, he became the chairman of the Hong Kong Society for the Protection of Children.
In May 1929 he was elected member of the Sanitary Board. He was also the member of University Council of the University of Hong Kong from 24 March 1932 until 1956. He was also vice-chairman of the Hong Kong Football Association in 1933 and first President of the Asian Football Confederation in 1954.
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