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Kwok Chan
Kwok Chan (, 1904 – 17 June 1967) was a Hong Kong businessman and member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong. Early life Kwok was the second son of the Hong Kong businessman Kwok Shiu-lau. He was born in Hong Kong and was educated at the Diocesan Boys' School. He studied business at the University of Hong Kong and joined Banque de l'Indochine 法國東方匯理銀行 (currently Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank) as comprador, equivalent of Chinese manager, after his graduation. Home Kwok Chan inherited 101 Robinson Road in Mid-Levels in 1936, part of his father's Kwok Compound IL 719 that consisted of 97, 99 & 101 Robinson Road, and raised his family there. Pre-war career In 1925 during the large-scale Canton–Hong Kong strike, he joined the Special Police Reserve to help maintain order. He joined the established Police Reserve afterward. In 1930 and 1933, he became the director of the Tung Wah Hospital and the Po Leung Kuk, then the two largest charities ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kwok Chan
Kwok Chan (, 1904 – 17 June 1967) was a Hong Kong businessman and member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong. Early life Kwok was the second son of the Hong Kong businessman Kwok Shiu-lau. He was born in Hong Kong and was educated at the Diocesan Boys' School. He studied business at the University of Hong Kong and joined Banque de l'Indochine 法國東方匯理銀行 (currently Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank) as comprador, equivalent of Chinese manager, after his graduation. Home Kwok Chan inherited 101 Robinson Road in Mid-Levels in 1936, part of his father's Kwok Compound IL 719 that consisted of 97, 99 & 101 Robinson Road, and raised his family there. Pre-war career In 1925 during the large-scale Canton–Hong Kong strike, he joined the Special Police Reserve to help maintain order. He joined the established Police Reserve afterward. In 1930 and 1933, he became the director of the Tung Wah Hospital and the Po Leung Kuk, then the two largest charities ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asian Football Confederation
The Asian Football Confederation is the governing body of association football, beach soccer, and futsal in some countries/territories in Asia and Oceania. It has 47 member countries most of which are located in Asia. Australia, formerly in Oceania Football Confederation, OFC, joined AFC in 2006. Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, both Territories of the United States, territories of the United States, are also AFC members that are geographically in Oceania. The Asian Ladies Football Confederation (ALFC) was the section of AFC who managed women's association football in Asia. The group was independently founded in April 1968 in a meeting involving Taiwan, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore. In 1986 ALFC merged with AFC. Executive Committee Sponsors Member associations It has 47 member associations split into 5 regions. Some nations proposed a South West Asian Federation that would not interfere with AFC zones. Afghanistan Football Federation, Afghanistan, Myanma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Presidents Of AFC
The following is a list of presidents of Asian Football Confederation (AFC), the association football governing body in Asia. Presidents of AFC See also *List of presidents of FIFA *List of presidents of UEFA *List of presidents of CAF *List of presidents of CONCACAF *List of presidents of CONMEBOL *List of presidents of OFC The following is a list of presidents of OFC, the Oceanic association football governing body. Presidents of OFC ; Notes * David Chung served as interim president before being elected in 2011. * Lambert Maltock served as interim president ... References {{AFC Presidents Presidents of AFC AFC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
