Kazim Wilson Tuet Wai-sin (1919–1990), commonly known as Kasim Tuet or Wilson Tuet, was a Chinese entrepreneur who played a major role in the development of Islam in Hong Kong. He was one of the pioneers of Chinese Muslim education in the city.

Background and life

Tuet was a member of a Hui family of

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origin. He was born in Canton (now

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) on 18 December 1919. He followed his father to

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while still a boy; after graduating from the Kadoorie Academy (), his first job was in the carpark of the Repulse Bay Hotel. He was elected as chairman of the Chinese Muslim Cultural and Fraternal Association of Hong Kong in 1951. He founded one of the city's earliest cleaning companies in 1953. Towards the end of his life, he served on the Hong Kong Basic Law Consultative Committee and the 7th National Committee of the

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. He died of illness in 1990.

Legacy

The Islamic Kasim Tuet Memorial College is named for Tuet. His nephew Ayyub Tuet Che-yin () also went on to serve as a chairman of the Chinese Muslim Fraternal and Cultural Association. And his son, Ali Tuet Sui-hong (), continues to chair the company his father founded, reinventing it as a green company focused on environmental protection, and expanding it to over 6,000 employees.

References

1919 births 1990 deaths Hong Kong businesspeople Hong Kong Muslims Hong Kong people of Hui descent Businesspeople from Guangzhou Hong Kong Civic Association politicians Hong Kong Basic Law Consultative Committee members {{HongKong-bio-stub