(Redirected from Roger 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 and
politician in
Hong Kong.
Born
15 September 1923, he has been a member of the
Urban Council,
Executive Council and
Legislative Council. He is famous for his
Lobo Motion in Legislative Council of Hong Kong during the negotiation of the future of
Hong Kong between
United Kingdom and
PRC in early
1980s.
Family
Rogerio Lobo's father moved from
Portuguese Timor to
Macao between late 19th century and early 20th century. He settled in Macao and married Branca Hyndman, the great granddaughter of Scottish sea captain Henry Hyndman, served in the
British East India Company at
Singapore and settled in Macao 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 in
Macao and
La Salle College in
Hong 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
1st April 1965. He has been a member of Executive Council between 1967 and 1985, Legislative Council between 1972 and 1985 (the
Senior 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 in
Civil Aid Service and became her commissioner in
1977. He was appointed as the head of
Hong 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 the
University of Hong Kong in 1982.
External links
★
Information from the University of Hong Kong
References
★ Urban Council, ''Urban Council Annaul Report'', 1974
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