Lao Chongguang

Viceroy of Liangguang
In office
1859–1862
Preceded by| Wang Qingyun
Succeeded by| Liu Changyou
Personal details
Died| 1867
Education| Jinshi degree in the Imperial Examination
Occupation| Politician

Lao Chongguang (simplified Chinese: 劳崇光; traditional Chinese: 勞崇光; pinyin: Láo Chóngguāng) (1802–67) was a Chinese official during the Qing dynasty and a native of Changsha County, Changsha, Hunan.

## Personal life

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His grandson is the Doctor of Philosophy Lao Sze-Kwang.

## Political career

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Lao Chongguang was considered an eminent official, as he had scored impressively high on the jinshi, the imperial examination. On October 7, 1859, Lao Chongguang was appointed governor general of Liangguang.[1] In March 1860, Lao met with Harry Smith Parkes, the British consul in Guangzhou, and leased Kowloon and Stonecutters Island to the United Kingdom.[2]

## See also

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* Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory
* Zhang GuoLiang

## References

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1. ^ Hans Van de Ven (25 February 2014). Breaking with the Past: The Maritime Customs Service and the Global Origins of Modernity in China. Columbia University Press, 2014. ISBN 9780231137386. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
2. ^ Kwong Chi Man; Tsoi Yiu Lun (July 2014). Eastern Fortress: A Military History of Hong Kong, 1840–1970. Hong Kong University Press, 2014. ISBN 9789888208708. Retrieved April 22, 2015.

* Draft History of Qing

Government offices

Preceded by

Wang Qingyun

|  Viceroy of Liangguang
1859-1862  | Succeeded by

Liu Changyou

Preceded by

|  Viceroy of Yun-Gui
1863-1867  | Succeeded by

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
* VIAF

National|

* Japan