Chiu Yuen Cemetery

Chiu Yuen Cemetery is a private cemetery located on Mount Davis, on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong.

Chiu Yuen Cemetery
Chiu Yuen Cemetery
Traditional Chinese昭遠墳場
Simplified Chinese昭远坟场

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.[1]

Notable burials
  • Clara Cheung Lin-kok (1875–1938), wife of Robert Hotung
  • 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, son of Robert Hotung
  • Bobbie Kotewall (1916-1996)- Principal of SPCC (1952-1984), daughter of Robert Kotewall British Hong Kong civil servant and businessman.[2]

See also

References
  1. "No Mixed Blood, No Mixed Bones, the Ongoing Saga of Hong Kong's Eurasian Cemetery". zolimacitymag.com. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  2. "Bobbie Kotewall". Find a Grave. Retrieved 19 June 2019.


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