Sir Man-kam Lo (1893 – 1959)

Fought for the lands to expand the capicity of Po Kok Free School


Sir Man-kam Lo, the son-in-law of Lady Clara, was one of the board members appointed by Lady Clara in her will. He was then also one of the three Chinese representatives in the Legislative Council. To complete Lady Clara unfulfilled wish, he applied to the government for land at Tsui Man Street, Happy Valley to expand the Po Kok Free School and finally received approval in 1939. However, the completion was delayed to 1951 due to the WWII and the unexpected action by the government to cancel the permit and sell the land by auction. With Sir Man-kam Lo’s unrelenting effort, a renewal permit was issued by the government.