Who's Who in China (3rd edition)/Liu Chao

General Liu Chao

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General Liu Chao was born at Wu Chio Hsien, Chihli province, in 1887. He was a Provincial Graduate in the Ching Dynasty. He studied law in Japan and graduated with the degree of LL.B. General Liu began his official career as a Junior Secretary of the Board of the Interior; and has held the following positions: Member of the Chihli Provincial Assembly; Sectional Chief of the Inspectorate General of the Military Forces; Chief of Administrative Department of the Suiyuan Special Area; Chief of Civil Administration Department of the Kuei-Sui Area; Chief of Judicial Department of the Kuei-Sui Area; Chief Secretary to the Tuchun of Kiangsi Province; Chief Justice of the Kiangsi Military Court; Advisor to the Cabinet; Member of the Commission for the Consolidation of Domestic and Foreign Loans; Superintendent of the Sino-Norwegian Bank; and Chief Justice of the Martial Court under the Ministry of War, which latter position he still holds. General Liu is a Major-General and he has received the Second Class Tashou Chiaho and the Second Class Wenfu.