Xu Jiliang

Xu Jiliang (born 1901 – died June 1993) was a philanthropist and industrialist in Hong Kong, originally from Houpu, Fanjiang, Shaoxing, Zhejiang. He was a member of the Xu Jiliang family.

Biography

In the 1920s, he graduated from Zhejiang University.

In 1935, he founded Dahua Iron Works in Guangzhou.

Later, he established Qianghua Industrial Company in Shanghai.

In 1945, he served as a member of the Chinese Advisory Committee for the Rehabilitation of Hong Kong and chaired the Charity and Relief Section, assisting overseas Chinese.

From 1945 to 1947, he served as First Director of the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals (1945–1946) and Chairman in 1947.

In 1947, during the flood disaster in Guangdong and Guangxi, he raised 2 million dollars for disaster relief.

In 1950, he founded the Chinese Chess Association. In 1953, he founded Kiangsu and Chekiang Primary School, which used Mandarin as the medium of instruction. In 1958, he founded Kiangsu-Chekiang College.

In 1965, he helped promote the construction of the Sun Yat-sen Library and served as honorary advisor to the Chinese Culture Association.

In 1978, he founded Kiangsu-Chekiang College (Shatin).

In 1982, he founded Kiangsu-Chekiang College (Kwai Chung).

He also established the Tsz Tak Clinic and Tuen Mun Elderly Home.

He served as a board member of New Asia College, Chinese University of Hong Kong, and in 1976 resigned along with eight other board members in protest against the reduction of the college’s powers.

He passed away in June 1993 in Hong Kong.

Community Roles

• President and Honorary President of the Kiangsu and Chekiang Residents (HK) Association
• Permanent Director of the Chinese Bank of Hong Kong
• Director of Kam Lung Metal Products Factory Ltd.
• Director of Far East Insurance Company Ltd.
• Chairman of the Enamelware Trade Association
• Chairman of the Aluminum Industry Association
• Consultant and advisor to the Hong Kong Government on construction
• Founder and President of Lions Club District 303 Hong Kong (1955)
• Honorary President of the Chinese Manufacturers' Association of Hong Kong

Honors

• In 1983, received an Honorary Doctorate in Philosophy from Chinese Culture University in Taiwan.