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Sir Robert Ho Tung Bosman, KBE JP (22 December 1862 – 26 April 1956, Chinese: 何東), also known as Sir Robert Ho Tung, was a businessman and philanthropist in British Hong Kong. Known as "the grand old man of Hong Kong" (Chinese: 香港大老), he was knighted in 1915 (Knight Bachelor) and 1955 .
30 de jun. de 2020 · Stanley Ho was the grandnephew of Robert Hotung, who was arguably one of the most influential businessmen and philanthropists in Hong Kong’s history. Here we take a look at the fabled life of...
22 de dic. de 2023 · Learn about the life and legacy of Sir Robert Ho Tung, the richest man in Hong Kong who bridged the European and Chinese worlds. Discover how he built the largest library in Macao and supported the Chinese revolution.
15 de jun. de 1997 · When Sir Robert died of pneumonia in 1955, he left estates in 28 countries. Eddie Hotung inherited the larger part of the family fortune and became a prominent figure in chaotic postwar Hong...
12 de jun. de 2022 · Most people in Hong Kong will have heard about Sir Robert Ho Tung, once the territory’s richest person – but how much do they know about the man?
26 de may. de 2020 · A grandnephew of the Eurasian comprador Robert Hotung, Ho was born into one of Hong Kong’s most prominent families of the prewar era. But he made his own fortune and forged his formidable...
Sir Robert Ho Tung (1862–1954) is a compelling figure in Hong Kong history. He is regularly portrayed as the colony’s greatest philanthropist and wealthiest man of his day, the first Chinese to live on the Peak, and, at the end of his life, the “Grand Old Man of Hong Kong.”
