Lao Chongguang
Lao Chongguang | |
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| Viceroy of Liangguang | |
| In office 1859–1862 | |
| Preceded by | Wang Qingyun |
| Succeeded by | Liu Changyou |
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| Died | 1867 |
| Education | Jinshi degree in the Imperial Examination |
| Occupation | Politician |
Lao Chongguang (simplified Chinese: 劳崇光; traditional Chinese: 勞崇光; pinyin: Láo Chóngguāng) (1802–67) was a Chinese official during the Qing dynasty and a native of Changsha County, Changsha, Hunan.
Personal life[edit]
His grandson is the Doctor of Philosophy Lao Sze-Kwang.
Political career[edit]
Lao Chongguang was considered an eminent official, as he had scored impressively high on the jinshi, the imperial examination. On October 7, 1859, Lao Chongguang was appointed governor general of Liangguang.[1] In March 1860, Lao met with Harry Smith Parkes, the British consul in Guangzhou, and leased Kowloon and Stonecutters Island to the United Kingdom.[2]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Hans Van de Ven (25 February 2014). Breaking with the Past: The Maritime Customs Service and the Global Origins of Modernity in China. Columbia University Press, 2014. ISBN 9780231137386. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
- ^ Kwong Chi Man; Tsoi Yiu Lun (July 2014). Eastern Fortress: A Military History of Hong Kong, 1840–1970. Hong Kong University Press, 2014. ISBN 9789888208708. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
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