Gus Borgeest

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British chess player and diplomat

Places

United Kingdom Great Britain

Diplomat Chess player

Work field

Politics Sports

Gender

Male

Birth

1 October 1909 People who share this birthday

Star sign

Libra People who share this birthday

Age

115 years

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Biography

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.

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