Kan Yuet-keung
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Sir Yuet-keung Kan GBE JP (Chinese: 簡悅強, 26 July 1913 – 14 September 2012) was a Hong Kong banker, politician and lawyer who was successively appointed Senior Unofficial Member of the Legislative Council and Executive Council in the 1960s and 1970s. He also served as chairman of the Bank of East Asia for 20 years.
In this Chinese name, the family name is Kan.
Quick Facts Life member of the Court of University of Hong Kong, Life member of the Council of Chinese University of Hong Kong ...
Yuet-keung Kan | |
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簡悅強 | |
Life member of the Court of University of Hong Kong | |
In office 1 February 1972 – 2012 | |
Life member of the Council of Chinese University of Hong Kong | |
In office 1983–2012 | |
Chairman of the Council of Chinese University of Hong Kong | |
In office 1971–1982 | |
Preceded by | Sir Cho-yiu Kwan |
Succeeded by | Sir Quo-wei Lee |
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Born | (1913-07-26)26 July 1913 Hong Kong |
Died | 14 September 2012(2012-09-14) (aged 99) Hong Kong |
Spouse(s) |
Ida, Lady Kan
(m. 1940; died 1999) |
Education | Diocesan Boys' School |
Alma mater | University of Hong Kong (BA, 1934) London School of Economics (LLB, 1937) |
Occupation | politician, banker, solicitor |
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Quick Facts Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese ...
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Traditional Chinese | 簡悅強 | ||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 简悦强 | ||||||||||||
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