Lao Chongguang

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Personal life

His grandson is the Doctor of Philosophy Lao Sze-Kwang.

Political career

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]

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Government offices
Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/check Viceroy of Liangguang
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Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/check Viceroy of Yun-Gui
1863-1867 Template:S-ttl/check
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