Gus Borgeest
British chess player and diplomat
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| Intro | British chess player and diplomat | |
| Places | United Kingdom Great Britain | |
| is | Diplomat Chess player | |
| Work field | Politics Sports | |
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| Birth | 1 October 1909 | |
| Age | 115 years | |
| Star sign | Libra |
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Gus Borgeest (born 1 October 1909, Ningbo, China) was the founder of a camp for refugees from mainland China on Sunshine Island, Hong Kong. He was also winner of the Ramon Magsaysay Award in 1961.
A refugee from Shanghai, he went to Hong Kong in 1951 with his Chinese wife Mona with two Hong Kong dollars in their pocket.