Hotung family

Hotung family () or Ho family is a prominent Eurasian family in Hong Kong. Originated in the 1890s during British rule in Hong Kong, the family was considered one of the four big families of Hong Kong during the colonial period. While the Hotungs are no longer seen as part of the contemporary big four (popularly called the four major real estate families), they remain the most renowned and the most compelling family.

Stanley Ho, the grandnephew of Robert Hotung, founder of the family, expanded his influence through gambling industry in Macau and established his house as one of the four great families of Macau.

History

Charles Henry Maurice Bosman (29 August 1839 – 10 November 1892) was born in Rotterdam, Netherlands as Mozes Hartog Bosman into a Dutch Jewish family. Bosman arrived at Hong Kong in around 1859 and worked in the city for some 15 years. He was described as a businessman of very considerable attainments, and also served as Consul for the Netherlands at Hong Kong. During his stay in Hong Kong he met Madam Sze (1841 – 20 April 1896), a Chinese lady also known as Sze Tai (). Their first children is Ho Kai-tung (), later known as Robert Hotung, born in 1862. While of mixed Eurasian parentage, Hotung identified himself as native Chinese. One theory claims that his surname "Ho" derives from Holland, where Bosman was born.

Bosman left Hong Kong in 1873 for London to establish his Eastern Agency. Hotung was raised solely by his mother, and eventually became the richest man in Hong Kong. He was nicknamed "Far East JP Morgan" and "Grand Old Man of Hong Kong".

Family tree

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Bosman family

• Levie Jacob Bosman (born )
• Jacob Levy Bosman (1746–1829)
• Mozes Jacob Bosman (1793–1862) ∞ Antje Hertog van Straaten
• Hartog Mozes Bosman (1820–49) ∞ Anna de Vries (1822–91)
• Mozes Hartog Bosman / Charles Henry Maurice Bosman (何仕文, 1839–92) ∞ Sze Tai (施娣, 1841–96), Mary Agnes Forbes
• Ho Kai-tung / Robert Hotung
• Ho's second family
• Ho Kai-fook
• Ho's third family
• Ho Kai-moon
• Ho Kai-gai / Walter Bosman
• Alexander Bosman
• Barbara Bosman ∞ Peter Hamilton Holmes
• Simon Holmes ∞ Vivienne
• 3 children (Christabel, Louisa, Jonathan)
• Jonathan Holmes
• 2 children
• Jean Inglis Bosman ∞ Robert
• 3 daughters
• Irene Bosman ∞ Hay Matthey
• H.I. Bill Matthey
• Imogen Matthey ∞ Reay Geddes
• 2 sons and 3 daughters
• 3? other children
• Jansje Bosman (born 1842)
• Annetje Bosman (born 1845)
• Gloria Sophia Bosman (born 1847)

Ho family

Ho's first family

Ho's first family () refers to descendants of Ho Pak-ngan, of an unknown European and Sze Tai.

• Unknown European ∞ Sze Tai
• Ho Pak-ngan (何柏顏, 1861–97) ∞ Tsoi Sing-nam
• 1 son and 1 daughter

Ho's second and third family

Ho's second, third, fourth, and sixth family are descendants of children of Bosman and Sze Tai.

Ho's second family (), also known as the Hotung family or "Ho Cheung Sing Tong" (), refers to descendants of Robert Hotung. Ho's third family (), also known as Ho Cheung Yuen Tong () refers to descendants of Ho Kai-fook. Ho's fourth family and Ho's sixth family both have no issue as, respectively, Ho Kai-moon and Ho Kai-gai, later known as Walter Bosman, died childless.

• Charles Henry Maurice Bosman ∞ Sze Tai
• Robert Hotung / Ho Kai-tung (何啟東, 1862–1956) ∞ Margaret Mak Sau-ying (麥秀英, 1865–1944), Clara Cheung Ching-yung (張靜蓉, 1875–1938), Chau Yee-man (周綺文)
• Ho Sai-wing (何世榮, 1884–1946) ∞ Kitty Anderson (洪蘊芝, 1885–1964)
• 10 children
• Victoria Jubilee Hotung (何錦姿, 1897–1992) ∞ Lo Man-kam (羅文錦, 1893–1959)
• Lo Tak-shing (羅德丞, 1935–2006)
• 2 sons and 2 daughters
• 5 other children
• Henry Hotung / Ho Sai-kan (何世勤, 1898–1900) {no issue}
• Daisy Hotung (何慧姿, 1899–1975) ∞ Au-Yeung Pak-cheong (歐陽伯祥) {no issue}
• Mary Patrica Hotung Shun-chee (何純姿, 1900–71) ∞ Wong Sik-lam (黃錫霖, 1893–1971)
• David Wong Yat-suen (黃日煊, adopted)
• Edward Hotung / Ho Sai-kim (何世儉, 1902–1957) ∞ Alice Maud Newman
• Eric Hotung / Ho Hung-cheung (何鴻章, 1926–2017) ∞ Patricia Anne Shea (佘安妮)
• Michael Hotung (何猷浩)
• 2 daghters
• Robert Hotung (何猷源)
• 2 sons
• Eric Hotung (何猷威)
• 3 daughters
• Sean Hotung (何猷彪)
• Anthony Hotung (何猷豹)
• 1 son
• 3 other daughters
• Michael Eric Hotung / Mak Shun-ming (see Winnie Ho Yuen-ki)
• Barbara Mak (see Winnie Ho Yuen-ki)
• Patrick Hotung / Ho Hung-hin (何鴻憲)
• Joseph Hotung / Ho Hung-hing (何鴻卿, 1930–2021)
• Antonia Hotung / Ho Hang-kwan (何杏君)
• Mary Hotung / Ho To-kwan (何桃君)
• Eva Hotung Han-chee (1903/1993, 何嫻姿) {no issue}
• Irene Hotung Ki-chee (何奇姿, 1904–2007) ∞ Cheung Hsiang-hsien (鄭湘先)
• June Cheng Ka-yuk (鄭家玉)
• Robert Hotung / (何世禮, 1906–98) ∞ Hesta Hung (洪奇芬)
• Robert Ho Hung-ngai (何鴻毅, 1932–2025)
• Margaret Ho Min-kwan (何勉君)
• Jean Hotung (何文姿, 1908–95) ∞ William M. Gittins, Serge Hohlov
• 2 children
• Grace Hotung (何堯姿, 1910–2001) ∞ Horace Lo (羅文灝), John Gittins
• Shirley Lo Pui-yee (羅佩儀)
• Florence Hotung (何孝姿, 1915–2011) ∞ (楊國璋, 1903–2004)
• 3 children
• George Ho Cho-chi (何佐芝, 1918–2014) ∞ Jessie Fung (馮月燕)
• Linda Kwan (何騉)
• George Joseph Ho Kay (何驥)
• Ho Kai-fook (何啟福, 1863–1926) ∞ Lucy Rothwell (羅絮才)
• Ho Sai-wing
• Bessie Ho Bo-chi (何寶姿) ∞ Cheung Pui-kai (張沛階)
• 4 children
• Ho Sai-iu (何世耀) ∞ Ethel Zimmern (施燕芳)
• Stella Ho Yuen-duen (何婉端)
• Helen Ho Yuen-yee (何婉宜)
• (何鴻超, 1916–2005)
• Vivienne Ho Yuen-fun (何婉芬)
• Audrey Ho Yuen-ming (何婉明)
• Kenneth Ho Hung-kin (何鴻堅)
• Daphne Ho Yuen-bun (何婉彬)
• David Ho Hung-sui (何鴻瑞, by concubine)
• Ho Hung-fai (何鴻輝, by concubine)
• (何世光, 1886–1974) ∞ Flora Hall (冼慶雲)
• Bertram Ho Hung-yan (何鴻恩)
• Mary Ho Yuen-wo (何婉和)
• Ernest Reginald Stewart Ho (何鴻展)
• John Stephen Ho (何鴻威)
• Priscilla Ho Yuen-cheung (何婉璋)
• Patricia Ho Yuen-man (何婉文)
• Joseph Ho Hung-tao (何鴻韜)
• (何婉鴻, 1920–2023)
• Stanley Ho Hung-sun (何鴻燊, 1921–2020) ∞ (黎婉華, 1923–2024), (藍瓊纓, 1937/8–2022), Ina Chan Un-chan (陳婉珍, 1954–), Leong On-kei (梁安琪, 1961–)
• Jane Francis Ho (何超英)
• (何猷光, 1948–81) ∞ Suki Potier (1947–81)
• Angela Ho (何超賢)
• Deborah Ho (何超雄)
• Pansy Catalina Ho Chiu-king (何超瓊, 1962–) ∞ Julian Hui (許晉亨, 1962–)
• Daisy Ho Chiu-fung (何超鳳, 1964–)
• Maisy Ho (何超蕸)
• Josie Ho (何超儀, 1974–) ∞ (陳子聰)
• Lawrence Ho Yau-lung (何猷龍, 1977–)
• (何超雲)
• (何超蓮)
• (何猷啟)
• Sabrina Ho Chiu-yeng (何超盈, 1990–)
• Ho Yau-bong (何猷邦)
• (何猷亨)
• (何猷君) ∞ Ming Xi (奚夢瑤, 1989–)
• Alice Ho (何超欣)
• Winnie Ho Yuen-ki (何婉琪)
• 2 other children
• / Mak Shun-ming (何東舜銘/麥舜銘)
• (麥景榕)
• Barbara Mak (麥慧玉)
• (何婉婉) ∞ Teddy Yip (葉德利, 1907–2003)
• Ho Hung-tuen (何鴻端)
• Louise Ho Yuen-wing (何婉穎)
• Ho Sai-leung (何世亮) {no issue}
• Ho Sai-chuen (何世全, 1891–1938)
• Iris Ho (何婉[?])
• Pansy Ho Yuen-lan (何婉蘭)
• Ho Sai-cheuk (何世焯) ∞ Florence Hall (冼慶祥)
• Helen Ho Yuen-hang (何婉衍)
• Kathleen Ho Yuen-kwan (何婉坤)
• Yvonne Ho Yuen-yuen (何婉元)
• Elaine Ho Yuen-kei (何婉基)
• Ho Hung-chi (何鴻志)
• Mamie Ho Yuen-min (何婉綿)
• Elizabeth Ho Bo-yung (何寶容) ∞ Arthur Waller
• 6 children
• Ho Sai-ki (何世奇) ∞ Doris Lo How-jing (羅巧貞)
• Algernon Ho Hung-ching (何鴻政)
• Ronald Ho Hung-ka (何鴻嘉) ∞ Laura Fan Elizabeth Choa (蔡慧廉) {no issue}
• Pamela Ho Yuen-yeung (何婉揚) ∞ Douglas Hunt (洪淳釗)
• 2 daughters
• Cecilia Ho Yuen-lun (何婉倫) ∞ John Greaves
• Stanley Greaves
• Eric Peter Ho (何鴻鑾, 1927–2015) ∞ (何楊展翹, 1929–2007)
• Doris Anne Ho (何頌德) ∞ Gordon Jamieson
• 3 children
• 2 other children
• Victoria Ho Bo-lin (何寶蓮) ∞ James Bush {no issue}
• Nancy Ho Bo-ji (何寶芝) ∞ A. E. Kew
• 2 children
• Phyllis Ho Bo-yin (何寶賢) ∞ Edward Law {no issue}
• Ho Kai-moon (何啟滿, 1865–1892, adopted by Pau family) {no issue}
• Walter Bosman / Ho Kai-gai (何啟佳, 1867–1945/6) {no issue}

Ho's fifth family

Ho's fifth family (), also known as the Hotung family or "Ho Cheung Sin Tong" (), refers to descendants of non-Eurasian Ho Kom-tong, of Sze Tai and an unknown Chinese.

• Unknown Chinese ∞ Sze Tai
• (何甘棠, 1866–1950)
• Ho Sai-kit (何世傑) ∞ Winnie Choa, Tung Yim-king (董琰琼)
• 10 children
• Ho Sai-wah (何世華) ∞ May Zimmern (施瑞芳)
• 2 children
• Ho Sai-man (何世文) ∞ Ivy Tang Oi-wah (鄧愛華)
• 3 children
• Ho Sai-cheong (何世昌) ∞ Lai Chung-yu (黎宗愉)
• 2 children
• Ho Sai-on (何世安) {no issue}
• Ho Sai-lok (何世樂) ∞ Chiu Wai-jan (趙慧真)
• 3 children
• Ho Sai-hong (何世康) {no issue}
• Ho Sai-kin (何世健) {no issue}
• Ho Sai-wai (何世威) ∞ Cheung Yi-lin (張意蓮) {no issue}
• Ho Sai-yung (何世勇) ∞ Mak Bik-sim (麥碧嬋)
• 1 son and 4 daughters
• Ho Sai-hung (何世雄) ∞ Lo Sui-ying (羅瑞英)
• 4 children
• Ho Sai-kong (何世剛) ∞ Chow Sik-yi (周式宜)
• 2 children
• Ho Sai-keung (何世強) {no issue}
• Paul Ho Sai-mang (何世猛) ∞ May Wong Mei-fu (黃美芙) {no issue}
• Ho Sai-lit (何世烈) {no issue}
• Ho Sai-kut (何世吉) {no issue}
• Elizabeth Ho Pak-ling (何柏齡) ∞ Tse Ka-po (謝家寶)
• (謝琮賢, 1912–2013) ∞ (張榮冕, 1906–85)
• 5 other sons and daughters
• Elise Ho Pak-ching (何柏貞) ∞ Choa Po-yiu (蔡寶耀)
• 6 children
• Flora Ho Pak-kin (何柏堅) ∞ Ng Chiu-yan (伍朝恩) {no issue}
• Ho Pak-yin (何柏頤) {no issue}
• Pensy Ho Pak-siu (何柏韶) {no issue}
• Rebeca Ho Pak-fong (何柏芳) ∞ Peter Pang Sau-san (彭秀山)
• 6 children
• Genevive Ho Pak-tuen (何柏端) {no issue}
• Nancy Ho Pak-shui (何柏瑞) ∞ Lam Hin-kwong (林顯光) {no issue}
• Rose Ho Pak-sheung (何柏嫦) ∞ Charles Ma Suen-hung (馬煊洪)
• 3 children
• Stella Ho Pak-ngor (何柏娥) ∞ Peter Mak Chi-hin (麥志顯)
• Anthony Mak Shun-on (麥信安)
• Ho Pak-bun (何柏奔) {no issue}
• Ho Pak-ngan (何柏顏) {no issue}
• Monica Ho Pak-woon (何柏媛) ∞ Philip Kwok Sang-choi (郭生材)
• 2 children
• Grace Ho Pak-yung (何柏蓉, 1907–96, adopted) ∞ Lee Hoi-chuen (李海泉, 1901–1965)
• Peter Lee Jung-sum (李忠琛, 1939–2008) ∞ Eunice Lam (林燕妮, 1943–2018), Mary Cheung (張瑪莉, 1952–)
• 2 children
• Bruce Lee Chun-fan (李振藩 or 李小龍, 1940–1973) ∞ Linda Lee Cadwell (1945–)
• Brandon Lee (李國豪, 1965–1993)
• Shannon Lee (李香凝, 1969–)
• Robert Lee Jun-fai (李振輝, 1948–) ∞ Sum Sum (黎小斌, 1951–)
• 1 son
• 1 other son and 1 other daughter

Other family members

• Kwok Hing-yin (1818–80, 郭興賢) ∞ Sze Tai
• Ho Sui-ting (何瑞亭, 1868–1942, adopted surname of Kwok) ∞ (黃金福, 1870–1931)
• 9 children
• Ho Pak-kuen (何柏娟, initially adopted surname of Kwok)
• Kwok Mou-chiu (郭茂超, remained with Kwok family)

Notable persons

Businesses

• Sir Robert Hotung – merchant known as "Grand Old Man of Hong Kong", awarded KBE in 1955
• Ho Kai-fook – comprador of Jardines and former Unofficial Member of the Legislative Council
• Ho Sai-wing – comprador of Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank
• Eric Hotung – businessman, awarded CBE in 2001
• Stanley Ho – businessman known as "King of Gambling", founder of Sociedade de Turismo e Diversões de Macau and Shun Tak Holdings, awarded GML in 2007, GBM in 2010, OBE in 1990, GCIH in 1995
• Pansy Ho – businesswoman and managing director of Shun Tak Holdings
• Daisy Ho – businesswoman and director of Sociedade de Turismo e Diversões de Macau
• Lawrence Ho – businessman and CEO of Melco International
• Mario Ho – chairman of NIP Group, co-owner of the Boston Celtics
• George Ho – media mogul and founding chairman of Commercial Radio, awarded GBS in 2001

Politics

• Ho Shai-lai – former army officer and later National Policy Advisors to President Chiang Kai-shek, awarded Order of the Sacred Tripod in 1948
• Eric Peter Ho – civil servant and former Secretary for Social Services, awarded CBE in 1981

Arts and culture

• Sir Joseph Hotung – art collector, first chairman of Hong Kong Arts Development Council and former trustee of British Museum, knighted in 1993
• Josie Ho – singer and actress

Medical

• Ho Sai-chuen – doctor and member of Sanitary Board
• John Ho Hung-chiu – radiologist and oncologist, awarded OBE in 1966

Others

• Irene Cheng, née Hotung – educationalist and first Chinese woman graduate of the University of Hong Kong, awarded OBE in 1961
• Robert Ho Hung-ngai – former journalist, awarded CM in 2018

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