Roger Lobo Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honourable
Sir Rogério Lobo
Honorific-Suffix:CBE, JP
Office:Unofficial Member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong
Term Start:1967
Term End:1985
Office1:Member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Term Start1:1972
Term End1:1985
Office2:Chairman of the Hong Kong Broadcasting Authority
Term Start2:1989
Term End2:1997
Successor2:Norman Leung
Birth Date:15 September 1923
Birth Place:Macau
Death Place:Hong Kong
Spouse:Margaret Mary Choa
Parents:Pedro Jose Lobo
Branca Helena Hyndman
Children:Branca Elena Lobo
Rogério Arnaldo Lobo
Orlando Manuel Lobo
Margaret Rosalyn Lobo
Luis Pedro Jose Lobo
Marco Alberto Maria Lobo
Maria Isabel Lobo
Marilyn Anne Lobo
Alfredo Paulo Lobo
Maria Theresa Lobo

Sir Rogério Hyndman Lobo, CBE, JP (15 September 1923 – 18 April 2015), generally known as Roger Lobo, was a British Hong Kong businessman, philanthropist and politician.

He was a member of the Urban Council, Executive Council and Legislative Council. He was famous for his Lobo Motion in Legislative Council of Hong Kong during the negotiation of the future of Hong Kong between the United Kingdom and the PRC in early 1980s.[1]

Early life

Lobo was born in September 1923 of Hong Kong-Macanese, Portuguese and Scottish descent. His father, Pedro José Lobo, had moved from Portuguese Timor to Macau between late 19th century and early 20th century. He settled in Macau and married Branca Hyndman, the great-granddaughter of Scottish-born Colonel Henry Hyndman, who served in the British East India Company at Bengal and whose son Henrique settled in Macau either in the late 18th or early 19th century. Pedro José Lobo was a famous and important businessman, politician and philanthropist of Macau.[2] He studied in the Lyceum in Macau and La Salle College in Hong Kong. After his study, Lobo joined his father's business in 1945.

Political life

Lobo was appointed as a member of the Urban Council on 1 April 1965. He was a member of the Executive Council between 1967 and 1985, the Legislative Council between 1972 and 1985 (the Senior Unofficial Member between 1980 and 1985) and the Urban Council between 1965 and 1978.[3]

On 14 March 1984, Lobo tabled the famous Lobo Motion in the Legislative Council:[4]

Other public services

Lobo participated in many public services in Hong Kong, including the Civil Aid Service, of which he became the commissioner in 1977, and was also appointed as the head of Hong Kong Broadcasting Authority.[5]

Personal life

Rogério Lobo married Margaret Mary Choa; they had five sons and five daughters, as well as 28 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.[6]

Honours and awards

Lobo was appointed an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1972 and a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1978. He was knighted as a Knight Bachelor in 1984.

He was awarded the degree of Doctor of Laws honoris causa by The University of Hong Kong in 1982.[7]

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Notes and References

  1. Chim Lo. Yui. 2019-11-14. The Last Stand of Colonialism? The Unofficial Members of the Executive and Legislative Councils and the Sino-British Negotiations Over Hong Kong, 1982–1984. The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History. 48. 2. 370–394. 10.1080/03086534.2019.1689620. 211456201 . 0308-6534. subscription.
  2. Forjaz, Jorge. Familias Macaenses. Macau: Instituto Portugues do Oriente, 1996;
  3. http://macaudailytimes.com.mo/macau-born-roger-lobo-dies-at-91.html Macau-born Roger Lobo dies at 91
  4. Hong Kong Legislative Council (14 March 1984). Official Report of Proceedings. https://www.legco.gov.hk/yr83-84/english/lc_sitg/hansard/h840314.pdf
  5. http://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/201504/21/P201504210436.htm CE saddened by death of Sir Rogério Hyndman Lobo
  6. http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1772293/obituary-sir-roger-lobo-hong-kong-lawmaker-who-sought-transparency Obituary: Sir Roger Lobo, Hong Kong lawmaker who sought transparency on pre-handover talks
  7. http://www4.hku.hk/hongrads/index.php/archive/graduate_detail/89 115th Congregation (1982) The Hon Rogerio Hyndman LOBO Doctor of Laws honoris causa