Chau Tsun-nin

Sir Tsun-nin Chau
Unofficial Member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong
In office
29 June 1938 – 1938
Appointed bySir Geoffry Northcote
Preceded byRobert Hormus Kotewall
Succeeded byRobert Hormus Kotewall
In office
1946 – 28 May 1959
Appointed bySir Mark Young
Succeeded byLo Man-wai
Unofficial Member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
In office
2 December 1931 – 1 December 1939
Appointed bySir William Peel
Thomas Southorn
Sir Geoffry Northcote
Preceded bySir Chow Shou-son
Succeeded byW. N. T. Tam
In office
1 May 1946 – 29 April 1953
Appointed bySir Mark Young
Personal details
Born(1893-12-22)22 December 1893
British Hong Kong
Died27 January 1971(1971-01-27) (aged 77)
British Hong Kong
Resting placeAberdeen Chinese Cemetery
ChildrenChau Cham-son
Alma materSt. Stephen's College, Hong Kong
Queen's College, Oxford
OccupationBusinessman and politician
ProfessionBarrister
Chau Tsun-nin
Traditional Chinese周埈年
Transcriptions
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationJāu, Jeun-nìhn
JyutpingZau1, Zeon3 nin4
Chau in c. 1939

Sir Tsun-nin Chau, CBE (Chinese: 周埈年; 22 December 1893 – 27 January 1971) was a prominent Hong Kong businessman and politician. [1][2] [3] [4]

He graduated from St Stephens College at 17 and continued his education at Oxford University as a barrister.[5]

  1. ^ "The Hon Sir Tsun Nin CHAU". University of Hong Kong. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Terrible Flood Disaster". The Hong Kong Telegraph. 17 July 1925. p. 1.
  3. ^ "Mr. Chau Siu-ki". The China Mail. 24 July 1925. p. 1.
  4. ^ "周埈年爵士年初一病逝". Kung Sheung Daily News (in Chinese). 29 January 1971. p. 5.
  5. ^ The Prominent Chinese in Hong Kong (1937). Sunyata. 16 April 2019. ISBN 9789888582655.