Lao Chongguang
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Lao Chongguang | |
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| File:勞崇光.jpg | |
| Viceroy of Liangguang | |
| In office 1859–1862 | |
| Preceded by | Wang Qingyun |
| Succeeded by | Liu Changyou |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 1867 |
| Education | Jinshi degree in the Imperial Examination |
| Occupation | Politician |
Lao Chongguang (simplified Chinese: 劳崇光; traditional Chinese: 勞崇光; pinyin: Láo Chóngguāng) (1802–67) was a Chinese official during the Qing dynasty and a native of Changsha County, Changsha, Hunan.
Personal life
[edit | edit source]His grandson is the Doctor of Philosophy Lao Sze-Kwang.
Political career
[edit | edit source]Lao Chongguang was considered an eminent official, as he had scored impressively high on the jinshi, the imperial examination. On October 7, 1859, Lao Chongguang was appointed governor general of Liangguang.[1] In March 1860, Lao met with Harry Smith Parkes, the British consul in Guangzhou, and leased Kowloon and Stonecutters Island to the United Kingdom.[2]
See also
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