Kai Ho

Sir Kai Ho
Born21 March 1859
British Hong Kong[1]
Died21 July 1914(1914-07-21) (aged 55)
British Hong Kong
EducationUniversity of Aberdeen
Occupation(s)translator, doctor, barrister
Spouse(s)Alice Walkden (1881–1884)
Lily Lai Yuk-hing (1885–1914)
Children
  • 1 daughter with Alice Walkden
  • 10 sons and seven daughters with Lily Lai, including:[2]
    • Ho Wing-ching
    • Ho Wing hang
    • Ho Wing-kin
    • Ho Wing-yuen
    • Ho Wing-lee
    • Ho Wing-on
    • Ho Wing-hong
    • Ho Wing-kam
    • Ho Wing-tak
    • Ho Wing-tse
    • Ho Sui-kam
    • Ho Bou-fong (何寶芳)
Kai Ho
Chinese何啟
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHé Qǐ
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingHo4 Kai2
Ho Shan-kai
Traditional Chinese何神啟
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHé Shén Qǐ
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingHo4 San4 Kai2
In this Chinese name, the family name is Ho.

Sir Kai Ho CMG JP (Chinese: 何啟; 21 March 1859 – 21 July 1914), better known as Sir Kai Ho Kai and born Ho Shan-kai (何神啟), was a Hong Kong barrister, physician and essayist in colonial Hong Kong. He played a key role in the relationship between the Hong Kong local community and the British colonial government. He is remembered as a supporter of the Reform Movement and as a teacher of Sun Yat-sen, who would become the founding father of the Republic of China. Hong Kong's former airport, Kai Tak Airport, was named after him as the land the airport sat on was reclaimed by Kai Tack Land Investment Company Limited, founded by him and Au Tak.

  1. ^ Wiltshire, Trea. [First published 1987] (republished & reduced 2003). Old Hong Kong – Volume Two. Central, Hong Kong: Text Form Asia books Ltd. ISBN Volume Two 962-7283-60-6
  2. ^ [1]. The life and times of Sir Kai Ho Kai, Gerald H. Choa