Kai Ho
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| Sir Kai Ho | |
| Born | 1859 Hong Kong[1] |
|---|---|
| Died | 1914 Hong Kong |
| Occupation | Translator, Doctor |
- This is a Chinese name; the family name is Ho (何).
Sir Kai Ho (何啟; Cantonese: Ho4 Kai2), MD (1859-1914) was a Chinese essayist, physician, and barrister in Colonial Hong Kong. He played a key role in communicating and working with the British colonial rulers. He is mostly remembered as one of the main supporters and teacher of student Sun Yat-sen. Kai Tak Airport, Hong Kong, was named after him, and Au Tak.
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[edit] Career
Young Kai Ho started his career as a supreme court interpreter in the 1860s. In 1871 he traveled to United Kingdom to first study Medicine at the University of Aberdeen, then studied law in London.[1] He returned to Hong Kong in 1877, and began his path of changing the landscape of Hong Kong's colleges and universities. The Chinese culture at the time placed a heavy emphasis on Traditional Chinese medicine and Chinese citizens of the late 19th century had a number of suspicion about Western medicine.[1] Sir Ho not only gained the people's acceptance, but also helped the British make possible a number of health related establishments that otherwise would have been misunderstood by the public. In 1887 the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese was opened. He made it an initiative that Chinese doctors too could benefit from an institution that focus on western medicine.
Throughout his life time, he was an advocate supporter for Sun Yat-sen and his revolution to overthrow China's Manchu-led Qing dynasty.
[edit] Additional role
He played a number of key roles in critical events in Colonial era Hong Kong:
[edit] After death
Sir Ho died in 1914 and was buried at Hong Kong Happy Valley Cemetery.
