Chiu Yuen Cemetery is a private cemetery located on Mount Davis, on

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, Hong Kong.

History

The cemetery was established in 1897 under the initiative of Sir Robert Ho Tung and Ho Kam Tong. It was the only cemetery in Hong Kong created exclusively for members of the local Eurasian community. A

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pillbox is located within Chiu Yuen Cemetery.

Notable burials

* Clara Cheung Lin-kok (1875–1938), wife of

Robert Hotung Sir Robert Ho Tung Bosman, (22 December 1862 – 26 April 1956, ), also known as Sir Robert Ho Tung, was a businessman and philanthropist in British Hong Kong. Known as "the grand old man of Hong Kong" (), he was knighted in 1915 (Knight Bac ...

* Victoria Lo, daughter of Robert Hotung * Henry Hotung, son of Robert Hotung * Daisy Hotung, daughter of Robert Hotung * Edward Hotung, son of Robert Hotung * Eva Hotung, daughter of Robert Hotung * Robert Hotung, Ho Shai-lai, son of Robert Hotung * Grace Lo, daughter of Robert Hotung * Mary Wong, daughter of Robert Hotung *

George Ho George Ho Cho-chi, GBS, OBE, JP (3 November 1919 – 4 June 2014) was a Hong Kong media mogul. The fifth son of the influential businessman Robert Hotung, George Ho was the founder of the Commercial Radio Hong Kong and Commercial Television. ...

, son of Robert Hotung * Bobbie Kotewall (1916–1996) – Principal of SPCC (1952–1984), daughter of Robert Kotewall

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civil servant and businessman.

References

External links

* Gwulo: Old Hong Kong
Chiu Yuen Cemetery (Eurasian)
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History

Notable burials

See also

References

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