CHOY HING [????-1922]

Submitted by David on Tue, 11/17/2015 - 10:20
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Choy Hing
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Female
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Her death was reported on page 7 of The Hong Kong Telegraph, 1922-05-29:

OBITUARY.
Mrs Choy Hing.

The Chinese community in particular will regret to hear of the death of Mrs, Choy Hing, wife of one of the founders of the Sun Company, who passed away on Saturday at 1.15 p.m. Possessed of a charming personality, the deceased lady won a large circle of friends, to whom the news of her demise has come as a great shock. Up to the time of her death, the deceased, who was 44 years of age, was a member of the Po Leung Kuk Women’s Committee and had rendered great service to destitute women and children. She was widely known and greatly respected.

The funeral takes place tomorrow, leaving Mr. Choy Hing's residence, 2, Park Road, at 2 p.m. for the Chinese Christian Cemetery, Pokfulam.

And the funeral on page 7 of The Hong Kong Telegraph, 1922-06-01:

FUNERAL.
The Late Mrs. Choy Hing.

The funeral of the late Mrs. Choy Hing took place on Tuesday afternoon amid many manifesta-tions of regret and esteem among the leading Chinese families of the Colony. The interment took place at the Chinese Christian Cemetery, the funeral procession starting from the deceased's house, 2, Park Road, to which the body had previously been taken from the Mortuary. The route taken was along Caine Road, Queen's Road and up past the Hongkong University. The band of the Y.M.C.A. was in attendance and the funeral procession was a most impressive one. The late Mrs. Choy Hing was keenly interested in the work of the Y.M.C.A., of which she was a prominent member. At the cemetery a short and impressive service was conducted by the Revs. Wong Oi-tong, J. Young Wai (of Sydney, Australia) and Cheung Chuk-ling.

The chief mourners were Mr. Choy Hing (husband), Mr. James T. Choy (son), Mrs. Arthur W. Woo (daughter), Dr. Woo (son-in-law) Mr. Choy Chong (brother-in-law) and Mr. Choy Wai-wan (brother-in-law). Among the many who attended the funeral were noticed Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Wong, Mr. Shum Pak-ming. Mr. and Mrs. Chan Harr. Dr. Jen Hawk. Dr. T. M. Wan. Dr. G. H. Thomas, Mr. Ho Wing, Mr. Ho Kwong, and many other prominent Chinese of the Colony.

The wreaths included those from the Rhenish Mission, the Congregational Church, the To Tsai Church, the Po Leung Kuk, the Y.M.C.A., the Y.W.C.A., the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce and practically every well-known Chinese family in Hongkong. Many wreaths also came from Canton, in fact there were over 600 floral tributes.

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