Sir Robert Hormus Kotewall (羅旭龢) (1880－1949) was a Hong Kong

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 businessman and legislator

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His ancestry includes Chinese

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, Parsee and European forbears.

In 1913, he was named Clerk to the Magistracy and JP. By 1919, Dr Kotewall was in trade as the manager of the Hong Kong Mercantile Company. In 1923, he was invited to join the Legislative Council

Legislative Council of Hong Kong

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 as an unofficial member, a position he held until 1935. In 1936, he joined the Executive Council

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Memory

Kotewall Road

Kotewall Road

Kotewall Road, , is a road in Mid-Levels, Hong Kong Island. Located between Po Shan Road and Robinson Road.- The name :Sir Robert Hormus Kotewall was a prominent businessman. In 1913, he was named Clerk to the Magistracy and JP. By 1919, Dr Kotewall was in trade as the manager of the Hong Kong...

, in Mid-Levels

Mid-levels

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, Hong Kong Island

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, is named after him.