Kenneth Tak-cheung Lo,

OBE The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding valuable service in a wide range of useful activities. It comprises five classes of awards across both civil and military divisions, the most senior two o ...

, JP (; 13 October 1922 – 23 July 2007) was a Hong Kong lawyer and politician. He was an

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of the

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. Lo was born to a prominent Eurasian merchant and lawyer family on 13 October 1922 in Hong Kong. His father, Man-wai Lo was an

of the Executive Council and

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. He was educated at the Queen's College, the

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and the

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. He returned to Hong Kong joined his uncle, Sir

Man-kam Lo Sir Man-kam Lo, CBE (; 21 July 1893 – 7 March 1959) was an Eurasian lawyer in Hong Kong and unofficial member of the Executive Council and the Legislative Council of Hong Kong. Early life and education Man-kam Lo was born into a prominent E ...

's law firm after he obtained law qualifications in England. He was first appointed member of the

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in 1966 and member of the

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. From 1973 to 1974, he was an

of the

. For his public services, he was awarded Officer of the

Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding valuable service in a wide range of useful activities. It comprises five classes of awards across both civil and military divisions, the most senior two o ...

(OBE) in 1975.

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