1. Robert Hotung's father was a merchant who owned Bosman and Co.
22 Facts About Robert Hotung
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Robert Hotung later left for England, where he became naturalised in 1888.
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Robert Hotung was educated at Queen's College, Hong Kong.
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Robert Hotung was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Laws by the University of Hong Kong in 1916.
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Robert Hotung gave generously to Dr Sun Yat-sen's campaigns to establish the Republic of China, but saw no contradiction in civic participation in British Hong Kong.
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Robert Hotung was founder and first chairman of The Chinese Club, which was created in response to the Hong Kong Club's unofficial policy of excluding any non-Europeans from joining.
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At age 15, Robert Hotung was informally engaged to the Eurasian daughter of Hector Coll Maclean of Jardines, Margaret Mak.
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Since she was unable to bear children, Robert Hotung adopted Ho Fook's first son, Ho Wing, following Chinese tradition, and took Chau Yee-man as a concubine in 1891.
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Robert Hotung was appointed Knight Bachelor in 1915 and made a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1955.
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Robert Hotung was a founder of the Chinese Gold and Silver Exchange in Hong Kong, as well as Treasurer of the Chinese War Chest in Shanghai during the Japanese occupation.
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Robert Hotung had two sons, Sir Joseph Hotung KBE and Eric Hotung CBE ; and two daughters, Mary Ketterer, who received the Royal Order of the Golden Ark for her work in conservation, and Antonia.
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Joseph Robert Hotung was a businessman, philanthropist and art collector who received an LLB from the University of London.
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Robert Hotung served on the boards of HSBC and Hongkong Electric Holdings Ltd, and was chair of the Arts Development Council in Hong Kong and member of the SOAS Governing Body.
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Eric Robert Hotung was a businessman and ambassador-at-large and economic advisor to Timor-Leste.
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Robert Hotung was born in Hong Kong and grew up there and in Shanghai.
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Robert Hotung married Patricia Anne Shea and they had five sons and three daughters.
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Robert Hotung and Clara's second son, Robbie Ho Shai-lai, was a general under the Kuomintang regime.
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Robert Hotung renounced his British nationality and became a citizen of the Republic of China.
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Robert Hotung was ambassador to Japan for the Republic of China from 1952 to 1956 and a member of the Nationalist China military delegation to the United Nations from 1956 to 1966.
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Robert Hotung resides in West Vancouver, Canada, and is a recipient of the Order of British Columbia for his philanthropic work in that province.
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Robert Hotung had another son, George Ho Cho-chi, born out of wedlock.
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Robert Hotung went on to earn a Diploma in Education at King's College in London in 1925.