Kotewall Road ( Chinese : 旭龢道 ) is a street in Mid-Levels , Hong Kong Island , Hong Kong , located between Po Shan Road and Robinson Road . It is a 400-metre-long two-way road located on hill slopes south of Sai Ying Pun .
6-443: The road was named after Sir Robert Hormus Kotewall , a prominent indian chinese businessman and legislator during the colonial era , who built the road in the 1910s. Kotewall Road was once known for its concentration of vehicle-repairing garages, mainly servicing the wealthy residents of Mid-Levels. Stone House, a Grade III historic building built in 1923 at 15 Kotewall Road is the only garage of this kind remaining, now turned into
12-415: A private residence. 22°16′52″N 114°08′28″E / 22.28124°N 114.14111°E / 22.28124; 114.14111 This Hong Kong road article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Robert Kotewall Sir Robert Hormus Kotewall CMG (羅旭龢; 1880–1949) was a British Hong Kong businessman, civil servant and legislator . Kotewall was born in 1880. He
18-582: The Executive Council . During the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong, Kotewall served as the chairman of the Japanese military government's Chinese Representative Council and assisted the Japanese Army in governing Hong Kong. After Sir Mark Young was restored as the governor of Hong Kong, Kotewall submitted a 66-page report explaining the causes and consequences of his actions as a Chinese representative during
24-672: The Japanese occupation period, but it was not accepted by the British government. Although he was not prosecuted for treason, he was still blacklisted by the Hong Kong government and for the rest of his life would never again be appointed to official positions. At the same time, he was also listed as one of the traitors sought by the Guangdong government of the Republic of China, so he rarely subsequently participated in public life. Kotewall died in 1949. He
30-566: Was decorated the insignia C.M.G by King George V in 1927. Kotewall's wife was Edith (nee Lowcock) Kotewall (b. 1889). She was the daughter of George Lowcock and granddaughter of Henry Lowcock , an English businessman in Hong Kong. They had 9 children. His great-grandson is actor, Max Minghella . His great-granddaughter is former Olympic swimmer Robyn Lamsam Convery , and his grandson is cricketer Roy Lamsam . Kotewall Road , in Mid-Levels , Hong Kong Island , and Sir Robert Kotewall Hall in
36-691: Was the son of Hormusjee Rustomjee Kotewall, an Indian Parsi , and Cheung A-cheung. He obtained his early education at the Diocesan Boys School and Queen's College . In 1913, Kotewall was named Clerk to the Magistracy and JP. By 1919, he was in trade as the manager of the Hong Kong Mercantile Company. In 1923, he was invited to join the Legislative Council as an unofficial member, a position he held until 1935. In 1936, he joined
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