Alberto Rodrigues

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Sir Alberto Maria Rodrigues
FRCPE
羅理基
Senior Unofficial Member of the Executive Council
In office
1962–1974
Preceded byChau Sik-nin
Succeeded byKan Yuet-keung
Member of the Legislative Council
In office
20 May 1953 – 1 July 1959
Appointed byAlexander Grantham
Preceded byLeo d'Almada e Castro
Succeeded byKwan Cho-yiu
Personal details
Born(1911-11-05)5 November 1911
St. Joseph's College
University of Hong Kong
OccupationPhysician, politician

Sir Alberto Maria Rodrigues

FRCPE (Chinese: 羅理基, 5 November 1911 – 5 February 2006) was a Hong Kong medical doctor, academic and politician. He was Senior Unofficial Member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong, and Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Executive Council of the University of Hong Kong
.

Early life and education

He was born on 5 November 1911.[1] His mother's death occurred a few weeks after he was born, his father died when he was nine years old. He was brought up by an uncle who had seven children of his own.[2]

He was educated at

St Joseph's College, graduating in 1927,[3] and he subsequently studied in the University of Hong Kong with the Inez Soares scholarship. He captained in the University Cricket Eleven and finished at the top of the League in 1932. Rodrigues also a Captain of Hockey and played hockey for Hong Kong. Although he was preoccupied with sporting activities, he passed his medical finals in 1934, receiving his degree and winning the Chan Kai Ming Prize. He studied paediatrics, obstetrics and gynaecology in Lisbon and London in the following three years before he began his private practice in Hong Kong in 1937.[1]

He was a popular sportsman in cricket, tennis and badminton circles, represented Hong Kong at hockey both against Malaya and Macao.[4]

Public services

In the

Urban Council as the youngest member without aid from any organisation with a political platform. He resumed his office after the war until 1950 when he went to North America.[4][1]

Dr. Rodrigues was member of the

Order of Christ by Portugal for his services to the Portuguese community in 1949.[1]

In 1950, Dr. Rodrigues went to North America for further post-graduate work. After he returned to Hong Kong in 1953, he was appointed to the

Queen Elizabeth II in 1971 in recognition of his immense contributions to the community of Hong Kong.[5]

Dr. Rodrigues was appointed Chairman of the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of the University of Hong Kong in 1962. He was rewarded the

honoris causa in the same year by the University of Hong Kong.[1]

Death

Dr. Rodrigues died at St. Paul's Hospital in Causeway Bay on 5 February 2006. He was pre-deceased by his first wife, Cynthia Maria Silvia in 1987, and by his second wife, Ana Maria (Aninhas) de Azevedo de Castro Basto in 2002. He was survived by his son Albert (Tito) and daughters Ann and Mari, several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He was buried in the Catholic Cemeteries at the Gardens of Gethsemani in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada.[2]

Citations

  1. ^ a b c d e f "The Hon Sir Albert RODRIGUES". University of Hong Kong.
  2. ^ a b "Celebrating the Life of Sir Albert Maria Rodrigues". Catholic Cemeteries Archdiocese of Vancouver. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014.
  3. ^ http://202.85.100.78/pages/resources/heritage/Heritage_thresholdofchina.doc
  4. ^ a b "Hongkong University Graduate Wins Seat on the Urban Council". Hong Kong Daily Press. 1 March 1940. p. 1.
  5. ^ a b "Our Fond Memory of The late Dr. Sir Albert Rodrigues (1911–2006)". The Federation of Medical Societies of Hong Kong.

References

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