18 Facts About Wong Shing

Wong Shing, alias Wong Pin Po, was a Hong Kong and Chinese journalist, publisher, businessman and member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong.

Wong Shing entered the first class of the Morrison Educational Society School in Macao in 1841 with two other Chinese boys, Yung Wing and Wong Foon.

Wong Shing became one of the first Chinese to study abroad when in 1847, Dr Samuel Robbins Brown, an American teacher in the Morrison School, had to leave China due to his ill health.

Wong Shing offered to take a few of his old pupils back to the United States for further education.

Yung Wing, Wong Foon, and Wong Shing signified their desire to go, and expenses for the three for two years were paid by Dr Brown and the Morrison Education Society.

Wong Shing worked for the China Mail owned and published by Andrew Shortrede for about two years after he returned from the United States.

Wong Shing served as an interpreter for the Hong Kong government.

Wong Shing was the first Chinese name to appear on the Juror Lists in Hong Kong in 1858.

Wong Shing left Hong Kong to join the staff of the Chinese Government School being established in Shanghai to teach foreign languages to Chinese students for a short period of time and returned to Hong Kong and resumed the management of the Mission press.

In 1872 Wong Shing was offered an appointment in the Tsung Li Yamen in Peking, to set up a printing office with moveable type for the foreign ministry.

Wong Shing served with Viceroy Li Hung-chang and Marquis Tseng Chi-tze and was a member of the Chinese legation staff in Washington.

Wong Shing bought land in Hong Kong before it increased ten times in value.

Wong Shing was a member of the organising committee for the Tung Wah Hospital and founding director when it was opened in 1870.

Wong Shing was naturalised in December 1883 and became the second Chinese to be appointed to the Legislative Council of Hong Kong in 1884 after Ng Choy.

Wong Shing died on 5 August 1902 evening at his residence No 55, Peel Street.

Wong Shing's remains were transferred to the steamer Heungshan, and conveyed to the burying ground of his ancestors at Heungshan.

Wong Shing's coffin was escorted by a police sergeant and four Sikhs.

Wong Shing was among the first Chinese to send their children abroad for education.