LEADING CHINESE IN TONKIN

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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 16, 2001
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: May 2, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY, Indochina/China
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The tan leading Chinese of Ha.T of are-.
KE Pai (KUO T'ui-p'ai 1"0 %ift ~4~ ), President of Groupement hdministratif
Chinois ho iora1 (GACRR) of Hanoi. Ueneral agent of Biere Rommel.
:';QU Yin thai (';U Ying-k'ai
t.on. Hanoi millionaire.
On )a former Chief of Chinese Delega=
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LT .W Ke-sun (LIAO Ch'i-.gun Y;-
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Director of the Chinese School.
A K"T leader.
T.A.I'T Sue-yaa (T3.'.G Shuo-yu
loon. A KMT leedur
LAO King (LIU Ching-hsiang
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hepresentetive of Cognac Napo-
Manager of Ciro's (cinema).
Owner of Pao :'11a jewelry store
TCAHA Xuan (CHp?'G Ch'i-fu !
Director of Porte d'Or Cinema.
SIN Kuan ~tei (11SI0N Chun-wei f L,
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Former (French-chosen) Chief
of Chinese Delegation.
LI Sei-tsien (LI Shih-hsiek;
Former Chief of Chinese Dele-
pr;tion. Pro-1iet Nam Chineso.
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HSU '11"in-fong (HSU Nmn-tong; 9T R
Rich and consorv-tive KI'AT member.
HONG Hoo-tsin (HUNG Hsueh-ch'ing ' )n Formerly Compradore of
the Hanque de 1'Indochine.
All of the above have been leading members of the KliT in Hanoi.
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The ten leading Chinese of Haiphong are:
K.UN Suan-lei. (KUNG Iisien-li ~~ - ), President of the Chamber of
Commerce.
11,'0N Flee-yuan (HUANG K' o-yuan 0 - ) a President of the GACR of ILJ
Canton.
LAU Ta-fong (LOU Te-fang 4,# /
4)A,;
and now Compradore of the Banque de
), Former Municipal Councillor,
'Indochina.
TC11IEN Vian-tang (CHEN Yun-ting RV' IF U ), President of GACR of
Fukien. '
POUNE Siou-ken (P'AN Chao-keng 34 4L, l ), Compradore of the Chartered
Bank.
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TSCHIA Iioc-sy (CHIA Iisuehmshih 1 ), Notable
TC*:I `'a Yek (CHU Hua-yi s), Former (French-chosen) Chief of
Chinese Delegv.vtion.
Charles NAN' SANG (CHENG 1,1in-oh'eng Owner of cotton-
yarn factory.
HSU Pac-ohy (HSU Pai (Po)-chih One of the richest Tonkin
Chinese.
The GACF:R in Hanoi is a combined organizations of the two GACR (Cantonese
and .Fukienese); there is no Chamber of Cormeroo, In Haiphong there are
three groups consisting of Chinese members: GACR de Canton, GACR de Fu-
kien, and the Chamber of Commerce; there is no-eombined organization
corresponding to the GACRR of Hanoi.
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