Kwan Cho-yiu

Sir Cho-yiu Kwan
關祖堯
Unofficial Member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong
In office
28 May 1961 – 7 December 1971
Appointed bySir Robert Black
Sir David Trench
Preceded byMan-wai Lo
Succeeded byWoo Pak-chuen
Unofficial Member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
In office
1 July 1959 – 8 June 1966
Appointed bySir Robert Black
Sir David Trench
Preceded byAlberto Maria Rodrigues
Succeeded byEllen Li
Personal details
Born(1907-07-10)10 July 1907
Hong Kong
Died7 December 1971(1971-12-07) (aged 64)
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
Resting placeAberdeen Chinese Permanent Cemetery
SpouseChow Wai-fung
ChildrenKwan King-chiu
Kwan King-hong
Kwan Lai-yin
Kwan Hing-yin
Alma materDiocesan Boys' School
University of London
OccupationLawyer and politician

Sir Cho-yiu Kwan CBE JP (Chinese: 關祖堯; 10 July 1907 – 7 December 1971) was a prominent Hong Kong politician and public figure in the 1960s. He was the Senior Chinese Unofficial Member of the Legislative Council and Executive Council of Hong Kong and the founding chairman of the Council of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. For his contributions to Hong Kong, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1969.