Who's Who in China (3rd edition)/Hu Hung-yu

Mr. H. Y. Hu

胡鴻歡学徵若

(Hu Hung yu)

Mr. H. Y. Hu was born at Wusih, Kiangsu province, in 1888. He entered Nanyang College, Shanghai, in 1900, and was graduated from the Middle School in 1905. Then he took a special course in Industry and Commerce in the same College, and graduated in 1907. Upon graduation Mr. Hu was awarded a scholarship to study in America. He entered the Junior Class of the Wharton School of Commerce and Finance of the University of Pennsylvania in January 1908. He was graduated with the degree of B. S. in 1909 and took an M. A. in 1910 from the same University. He left America for Germany in 1911 and studied in Berlin University for four months. Mr. Hu returned to China in April 1912. Then he became a Professor in the Nanyang Polytechnic Institute, Shanghai, but held that position only for a few months. From August 1912 to December 1913 he was manager of the Nanking branch of the Kiang-su Bank. From January to April 1914 he was manager of the Wusih Branch of the same bank. He joined the Department of Railway Accounts and Statistics, Ministry of Communications, in September 1914; and was appointed a Member of the Standing Committee on the Unification of Railway Accounts and Statistics in July 1917. In May 1918 he was appointed a Delegate to the Seventh China-Japan Through Traffic Conference held in Tokyo. He became Chief of the investigation section and assistant chief of the traffic section of the same Department in January 1919. From January to December 1920 Mr. Hu was a delegate of the Ministry of Communications at Paris in connection with the Peace Conference. In May 1921 he was appointed Chief of the Traffic Section of the Railway Department. He was appointed Director of the Railway Through Traffic Administration in February 1923. Mr. Hu has been awarded by the Government the Second Order of Ta Shou Chiaho and also the Second Order of Wenfu. His address in 35 An Fu Hutung, West City, Peking.