Mr. Pan Ching-py, general compradore of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson and Company, Ltd., was born at Heong-shan, Kwangtung, in 1867. He entered the business world at Shanghai at an early age and has won the confidence of both Chinese and foreign merchants in this port. He was engaged as compradore of Jardine, Matheson and Company, Ltd., in 1911, the premier British firm in China, and has held this position continuously up to the present. He is an active member of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce and an acknowledged leader in the business life of China's commercial metropolis. He has been awarded a Presidential Tablet and the Third Class Chiaho Decoration.
