- Rogerio Hyndman Lobo
Sir Rogerio Hyndman Lobo, CBE, (Chinese: 羅保, also known as Rogerio Lobo and Roger Lobo, is a businessman of Portuguese and Scottish descent and has been an active
philanthropist andpolitician inHong Kong .Born
15 September 1923 , he has been a member of theUrban Council , Executive Council and Legislative Council. He is famous for hisLobo Motion in Legislative Council of Hong Kong during the negotiation of the future ofHong Kong betweenUnited Kingdom andPRC in early 1980s.Family
Rogerio Lobo's father moved from
Portuguese Timor toMacau between late 19th century and early 20th century. He settled in Macau and married Branca Hyndman, the great granddaughter of Scottish sea captain Henry Hyndman, served in theBritish East India Company atSingapore and settled in Macau at the beginning of the 19th century.He married Margaret Mary Choa; they have five sons and five daughters.
Early life
He studied in the
Lyceum inMacau andLa Salle College inHong Kong . After his study, Rogerio Lobo joined his father's business in 1945.Political life
Lobo was appointed as a member of Urban Council on
1 April 1965. He has been a member of Executive Council between 1967 and 1985, Legislative Council between 1972 and 1985 (theSenior Unofficial Member between 1980 to 1985) and Urban Council between 1965 and 1978.On
14 March 1984 , in his famous Lobo Motion, :This Council deems it essential that any proposals for the future of Hong Kong should be debated in this Council before any final agreement is reached.Other public services
Lobo has participated in many public services in
Hong Kong . He has been long participating inCivil Aid Service and became her commissioner in 1977. He was appointed as the head ofHong Kong Broadcasting Authority from 1989 to 1997.Awards
Lobo was appointed OBE in 1972 , the CBE in 1978, and knighted in 1984. He was awarded the degree of Doctor of Laws,
honoris causa from theUniversity of Hong Kong in 1982.External links
* [http://www3.hku.hk/eroonweb/hongrads/person.php?mode=detail&id=89 Information from the University of Hong Kong]
References
*Urban Council, "Urban Council Annaul Report", 1974
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