Lie Tjoe Hong

Majoor Lie Tjoe Hong
Lie Tjoe Hong
3rd Majoor der Chinezen of Batavia
Late 19th century (Leiden University)
Majoor der Chinezen of Batavia
In office
18 February 1879 – 20 July 1896
Preceded byMajoor Tan Tjoen Tiat
Succeeded byMajoor Tio Tek Ho
ConstituencyBatavia
Personal details
Born1846
Batavia, Dutch East Indies
Died1896
Batavia, Dutch East Indies
RelationsKapitein Lie Tiang Ko (grandfather)
Kapitein Lie Pek Tjiat (uncle)
Luitenant Lie Pek Tat (uncle)
ChildrenKapitein Lie Tjian Tjoen (son)
Aw Tjoei Lan (daughter-in-law)
Hok Hoei Kan (son-in-law)
Parent(s)Kapitein Lie Pek Thaij (father)
Tan Swan Nio (mother)
OccupationMajoor der Chinezen, bureaucrat
AwardsGouden medaille voor verdiensten (Great Gold Star)

Lie Tjoe Hong, 3rd Majoor der Chinezen (Chinese: 李子凤; 1846–1896) was a Chinese-Indonesian bureaucrat who served as the third Majoor der Chinezen, or Chinese headman, of Batavia, now Jakarta, capital of Indonesia.[1][2] This was the most senior Chinese position in the colonial civil bureaucracy of the Dutch East Indies.[2][3] As Majoor, Lie was also the Chairman of the Chinese Council of Batavia (Dutch: Chinese Raad; Bahasa Indonesia: Kong Koan), the city's highest Chinese government body.[2]

  1. ^ "Bataviaasch handelsblad". Plaatselijk Nieuws. W. Bruining. 4 February 1891. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b c Lohanda, Mona (1996). The Kapitan Cina of Batavia, 1837-1942: A History of Chinese Establishment in Colonial Society. Djambatan. ISBN 9789794282571.
  3. ^ Blussâe, Lâeonard; Chen, Menghong (2003). The Archives of the Kong Koan of Batavia. BRILL. ISBN 9004131574.