Szeto Wai
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Szeto Wai | |
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司徒惠 | |
Unofficial Member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong | |
In office 1 July 1972 – 1976 | |
Appointed by | Sir Murray MacLehose |
Unofficial Member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong | |
In office 19 August 1964 – 19 June 1974 | |
Appointed by | Sir David Trench |
Personal details | |
Born | Kwantung, Republic of China | 10 April 1913
Died | 24 July 1991 Paris, France | (aged 78)
Children | 4 |
Alma mater | St. Paul's College, Hong Kong St. John's University, Shanghai |
Occupation | Engineer and architect |
Szeto Wai, CBE, JP (Chinese: 司徒惠; 10 April 1913 – 24 July 1991) was a Hong Kong engineer and architect. He was responsible for the design and construction of many buildings of the Chinese University of Hong Kong when he was the university architect from 1963 to 1978, and became known as the "constructor of the CUHK".[1] He was also an unofficial member of the Executive Council and the Legislative Council.[2]
Retirement, death and personal life
[edit]Szeto Wai resided in New York City after his retirement in 1987.[1] He died on 24 July 1991 in Paris, France.[3]
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- 1913 births
- 1991 deaths
- Members of the Executive Council of Hong Kong
- Members of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
- People from Kaiping
- Hong Kong architects
- Hong Kong engineers
- Hong Kong painters
- Hong Kong civil servants
- Chinese architects
- Engineers from Guangdong
- Painters from Guangdong
- Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
- Politicians from Guangdong
- Chinese emigrants to British Hong Kong