Wong Ker-lee
Wong Ker-lee | |
|---|---|
黄克立 | |
| Mayor of Taichung | |
| In office 21 January 1946 – 7 April 1947 | |
| Chief Executive | Chen Yi |
| Preceded by | Liu Chun-chung |
| Succeeded by | Mo Ta-yuan (acting) Lee Hui |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 August 1910 Quanzhou, Fujian, Qing Empire |
| Died | 1 May 2004 (aged 93) Hong Kong, China |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Spouse | Wong Lin Chin-hwa |
| Children | Philip Wong |
| Alma mater | Xiamen University |
Wong Ker-lee, GBM (simplified Chinese: 黄克立; traditional Chinese: 黃克立; Jyutping: Wong4 Hak1 Laap6; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: N̂g Khek-li̍p; 15 August 1910 – 1 May 2004) was a Fujianese Hong Kong businessman and politician. He was first Mayor of Taichung after the Chinese retrocession of Taiwan from 1946 to 1947 when he resigned for the February 28 Incident. After he moved to Hong Kong, he founded several banks including the Overseas Trust Bank and the Hong Kong Industrial and Commercial Bank. From the 1980s, he was the member of the National Committee of the 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and member of its standing committee from 1988 to 2003.