Who's Who in China (3rd edition)/Lo Ch'ang

Mr. Lo Chong

羅昌字文仲

(Lo Ch'ang)

Mr. Lo Chong was born at Paoan Hsien, Kuangtung, in 1883, and received a large part of his education in Honolulu. Mr. Lo is a son-in-law of Kang Yu-wei. In 1903 he went to England and attended Oxford University. After having studied there for fully five years he received his B. A. degree and returned to China. He took the Chinese government's literary examinations for returned students, and received the degree of A. M. His first official position was that of Imperial Clerk in the Ching dynasty. In 1912, upon the establishment of the Republic, Mr. Lo was made secretary to the Minister of Communications. From January 1914 to February 1915 he was Special Commissioner for Foreign Affairs to the Province of Shantung. During his residence in Shantung, Mr. Lo was confronted with the most difficult problems demanding solution. These problems related to the siege of Tsingtao by Japan, the delineation of the war zone by China, and other allied subjects connected therewith. In March 1915 Mr. Lo Chong joined the Ministry of Finance. A year later, he was sent to Szechuan to audit the salt accounts. He returned in the winter of the same year, and was sent to Amoy by the government as Superintendent of Customs and Commissioner for Foreign Affairs. In the summer of 1917 Lo Chong was given the concurrent position of Taoyin of Amoy. He, remained, in that port, holding three positions at the same tine, namely Taoyin, Customs Superintendent and Commissioner for Foreign Affairs of Amoy, untiil September 22, 1918 when he was appointed Consul-General at Singapore. Soon after the appointment, Mr. Lo turned over his old offices to his successor and came to Peking to ask for instructions prior to his proceeding to Singapore. Upon his arrival in Peking in January 1919 he was appointed Acting Consul-General to London. In the following month this appointment was substantiated to him. In September 1921 Mr. Lo was transferred to be Acting Consul-General at Singapore. Since April 1922 he has been substantiated as Consul-General to Singapore.