21 Facts About Lo Man-kam

Sir Man-kam Lo, CBE was an Eurasian lawyer in Hong Kong and unofficial member of the Executive Council and the Legislative Council of Hong Kong.

Lo Man-kam Lo was born into a prominent Eurasian family in July 1893.

Lo Man-kam graduated with First Class Honours in the Law Society Examinations in London and returned to Hong Kong in 1915.

Lo Man-kam Lo was the eldest child of Lo Cheung-shiu and Shi Sheung-hing.

Lo Man-kam ran as a candidate in the first elections for Chief Executive of Hong Kong following the transfer of Hong Kong's sovereignty to China in 1997.

Lo Man-kam was appointed Justice of the Peace in 1921.

Lo Man-kam became the vice-chairman of the Rotary Club in 1932 and the chairman the following year.

Lo Man-kam was a member of the University Council of the University of Hong Kong from 1932 to 1956, vice-chairman of the Hong Kong Football Association in 1933 and first President of the Asian Football Confederation in 1954.

Lo Man-kam Lo succeeded his mother-in-law Clara Cheung Lin-kok as director of the Tung Lin Kok Yuen in Happy Valley after her death.

Lo Man-kam received the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal in 1935 and the King George VI Coronation Medal in 1937.

Lo Man-kam Lo was an outspoken opponent of the colonial government's policy of racial segregation, which remained in place until 1946.

Robert Kotewall and Sir Shouson Chow were appointed chairman and vice-chairman respectively and Lo Man-kam Lo was appointed member of the committee.

Lo Man-kam replied that Japanese troops could take the initiative by not urinating in public.

However, Lo Man-kam Lo was able to return to public life because the British believed he had worked with the Japanese only with great reluctance.

In 1946, Lo Man-kam Lo was appointed to the Executive Council and re-appointed to the Legislative Council, where he played an important role during his tenure.

Lo Man-kam was knighted in 1948 for his efforts in helping to rebuild Hong Kong.

At a meeting of the Legislative Council on 22 June 1949, Lo Man-kam Lo suggested that the Young Plan was no longer the best option for giving Hong Kong residents a greater voice in the government.

Lo Man-kam tabled a revised proposal, supported by all unofficial members, which called for a smaller Legislative Council with an unofficial majority and the scrapping of the municipal council.

Lo Man-kam Lo was a supporter of educational reform in Hong Kong.

Lo Man-kam helped Li Luk-wah establish a school for the deaf and supported Bishop Hall in his efforts to organize schools for the children of workers.

In March 1951, Lo Man-kam Lo received an honorary degree from the University of Hong Kong.