# Robert Kotewall > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Robert_Kotewall > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Robert_Kotewall.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Kotewall > Source revision: 1356626073 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) British Hong Kong businessman, civil servant and legislator Robert Kotewall Robert Kotewall Senior Unofficial Member of the Executive Council In office 1946 Governor Cecil Harcourt Preceded by John Johnstone Paterson Succeeded by Arthur Morse Personal details Born Robert Hormus Kotewall 1880 (1880) Died 23 May 1949 (aged 68–69) British Hong Kong Spouse Edith Kotewall (nee Lowcock) Occupation Businessman Robert Kotewall Traditional Chinese 羅旭龢 Transcriptions Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Lòh, Yūk-wòh Jyutping Lo4, Juk1wo4 **Sir Robert Hormus Kotewall** [CMG](/source/Companion_of_the_Order_of_St_Michael_and_St_George) ([Chinese](/source/Traditional_Chinese_characters): 羅旭龢; 1880–1949) was a [British Hong Kong](/source/British_Hong_Kong) businessman, civil servant and [legislator](/source/Legislator). ## Early life Kotewall was born in 1880. He was the son of Hormusjee Rustomjee Kotewall, an [Indian Parsi](/source/Parsees), and Cheung A-cheung.[1][2] He obtained his early education at the [Diocesan Boys School](/source/Diocesan_Boys'_School) and [Queen's College](/source/Queen's_College%2C_Hong_Kong).[3] ## Career 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](/source/Legislative_Council_of_Hong_Kong) as an unofficial member, a position he held until 1935. In 1936, he joined the [Executive Council](/source/Executive_Council_of_Hong_Kong). 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 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.[4] He was decorated the insignia C.M.G by [King George V](/source/George_V) in 1927. ## Personal life Kotewall's wife was Edith (nee Lowcock) Kotewall (b. 1889). She was the daughter of George Lowcock and granddaughter of [Henry Lowcock](/source/Henry_Lowcock), an English businessman in Hong Kong.[5] They had 11 children. His great-grandson is actor [Max Minghella](/source/Max_Minghella). His great-granddaughter is former Olympic swimmer [Robyn Lamsam Convery](/source/Robyn_Lamsam),[6][7][8] and his grandson is cricketer [Roy Lamsam](/source/Roy_Lamsam). ### Legacy [Kotewall Road](/source/Kotewall_Road), in [Mid-Levels](/source/Mid-Levels), [Hong Kong Island](/source/Hong_Kong_Island),[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] and Sir Robert Kotewall Hall in the campus of [St Paul's Co-educational College](/source/St_Paul's_Co-educational_College), are named after him.[9] ## Gallery - Robert Kotewall (2nd right) as part of the administration of [Geoffry Northcote](/source/Geoffry_Northcote) (centre) - A portrait of Robert Kotewall on a newspaper in 1947 - Statue of Robert Kotewall in [Hong Kong Central Library](/source/Hong_Kong_Central_Library) ## See also - [St. Paul's Co-educational College](/source/St._Paul's_Co-educational_College) - [Kotwal](/source/Kotwal), an Indian title ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Teng, Emma (2017). ["Hong Kong's Eurasian "Web" Viewed through the Lens of Inter-Asian Studies"](https://www.jstor.org/stable/26572397). *The Journal of Asian Studies*. **76** (4): 943–951. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1017/S0021911817000948](https://doi.org/10.1017%2FS0021911817000948). [JSTOR](/source/JSTOR_(identifier)) [26572397](https://www.jstor.org/stable/26572397). [S2CID](/source/S2CID_(identifier)) [165172420](https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:165172420). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["R. H. Kotewall (Lo Kuk-wu)"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180810072500/https://www.thechinastory.org/ritp/r-h-kotewall-lo-kuk-wu-%E7%BE%85%E6%97%AD%E9%BE%A2/). thechinastory.org. Archived from [the original](https://www.thechinastory.org/ritp/r-h-kotewall-lo-kuk-wu-%E7%BE%85%E6%97%AD%E9%BE%A2/) on 10 August 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2019. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** *The Prominent Chinese in Hong Kong (1937)*. Sunyata. 16 April 2019. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9789888582655](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9789888582655). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Hahn, Emily (1944). *China to Me*. Open Road Media. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Kotewall, Edith"](https://webb-database.com/dbpub/natperson.asp?p=68246). webb-database.com. Retrieved 7 May 2026. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["The Fentons"](http://www.doga.org.hk/index.php/doga-news/conversations/old-girls-profiles/112-interviews/old-girls-profiles/136-the-fentons). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["MRS Cicely Kotewall Zimmern"](http://www.doga.hk/index.php/112-interviews/old-girls-profiles/144-mrs-cicely-kotewall-zimmern). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Webb-site Who's Who: Kotewall Fenton, Patricia"](https://webb-database.com/dbpub/natperson.asp?p=32448). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["「聖保羅男女」百歲 傳承義教路 一場戰爭 成全港首間男女校"](https://www.mingpaocanada.com/van/htm/News/20150921/HK-gma1h_r.htm). ## External links - [R. H. Kotewall (Lo Kuk-wu) 羅旭龢](https://www.thechinastory.org/ritp/r-h-kotewall-lo-kuk-wu-%E7%BE%85%E6%97%AD%E9%BE%A2/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20180810072500/https://www.thechinastory.org/ritp/r-h-kotewall-lo-kuk-wu-%E7%BE%85%E6%97%AD%E9%BE%A2/) 10 August 2018 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) from *Biographies of Prominent Chinese* c.1925. Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Robert Kotewall](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Robert_Kotewall). Legislative Council of Hong Kong Preceded by Ng Hon-tsz Chinese Unofficial Member 1923–1935 Succeeded by Lo Man-kam Preceded by Chow Shou-son Senior Chinese Unofficial Member 1923–1935 Succeeded by Ts'o Seen-wan Political offices Preceded by Chow Shou-son Chinese Unofficial Member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong 1936–1941 Japanese occupation of Hong Kong --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Robert Kotewall](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Kotewall) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Kotewall?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.