Portrait of Lee Mong Kow

Public

Lee Meng Kow (1863-1924) was born in Panyu county, Guangdong Province, China. As an interpreter in the Canadian Customs House and Immigration Office he helped facilitate communications between Chinese and English-speaking people. Mr. Lee was early leader of Lee Association and served as a board director of the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association of Victoria for 9 one-year terms. He helped establish the Chinese school and was its honorary principle for 11 years. The school was renamed Victoria Chinese Public School in 1912. Mr. Lee was highly respected for his untiring efforts and contribution to the promotion of Chinese Education. He was also the unofficial Chinese consul and spokesman for Victoria's Chinese community. Lee Mong Kow Way in downtown was named after him. Paintings of Lee Mong Kow's family are displayed on the wall by the entrance.

In Collection:
Subject Language Identifier
  • AMOS 67LeeMonKow
Resource type Rights statement Extent
  • 1 black and white photograph
Alternative title
  • 李夢九像
Geographic coverage Coordinates
  • 48.4294, -123.3679
  • 48.4359, -123.35155
Physical repository Collection
  • Victoria’s Chinatown, a gateway to the past and present of Chinese Canadians
Provider Genre Is referenced by Date digitized
  • 2012
Technical note
  • Cataloguing metadata provided by MH. Migration metadata by MT.
Rights
  • Copyright held by Robert Amos. Permission granted for use on Victoria’s Chinatown website only. For all other uses please contact the copyright holder. These images are provided with the consent of Robert Amos, and cannot be reproduced or copied without his permission.
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