Huang Keli
Huang Ker‑lee GBM (born 15 August 1910, died 1 May 2004)[1] was a native of Jinjiang County, Fujian Province,[2] who became a prominent Hong Kong businessman. He was the father of the late Hong Kong Legislative Council member Huang Yihong.[3]
Biography
Huang’s elder brother, Huang Keshing, served as commander of the Fujian Brigade of the National Revolutionary Army. Huang Ker‑lee attended the Jimei Middle School affiliated with Xiamen University and in 1935 graduated from Xiamen University’s Department of Economics. That same year, he was appointed accounting officer for both the middle school and the university by their founder, Chen Jiageng.
In the 1940s, he held senior positions in the Republic of China government, maintaining high‑level contacts with both the Nationalist and Communist parties. He served as Commissioner for Direct Taxes in Fujian Province, was a member of the Fujian Provincial Council, and later became Deputy Director of Finance for Taiwan Province. During the February 28 Incident, he was appointed Mayor of Taichung City.
In 1948, Huang relocated with his family to Hong Kong. There, he served as director of Jiuyu Bank, vice‑chairman of Overseas Trust Bank, deputy chairman and executive director of Hong Kong Industrial and Commercial Bank, and deputy chairman of Pan‑Asian Group Ltd. He also founded the Tais International Group and Yonggu Paper Co.
After the founding of the People’s Republic of China, Huang served as a member and then standing member of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference in its sixth through ninth national committees, and was a member of Hong Kong’s Preparatory Committee for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. In recognition of his lifetime of public service, he was awarded the Grand Bauhinia Medal by the first Chief Executive of the Hong Kong SAR.
Personal life
Huang met his wife while working at Xiamen University; they married during his university tenure and had several children, including Huang Yihong, who later served in Hong Kong’s Legislative Council.[4]
References
- ↑ https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%BB%83%E5%85%8B%E7%AB%8B#cite_ref-a_2-0
- ↑ https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%BB%83%E5%85%8B%E7%AB%8B#cite_ref-3
- ↑ https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%BB%83%E5%85%8B%E7%AB%8B#cite_ref-4
- ↑ https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%BB%83%E5%85%8B%E7%AB%8B#cite_ref-%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E8%8B%B1%E5%82%91%E9%A2%A8%E9%87%87P101_5-0