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Hugh Sew Hoy

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Hugh Sew Hoy OBE (26 November 1901 – 5 November 1996) was a New Zealand businessman and community leader, and was based in Dunedin. He was born in Guangdong Province, China, in 1901.[1] He was the grandson of early New Zealand entrepreneur Charles Sew Hoy.

In the 1981 Queen's Birthday Honours, Sew Hoy was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, for services to export and the community.[2]

References

  1. ^ Ng, James. "Hugh Sew Hoy". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  2. ^ "No. 48641". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 13 June 1981. p. 44.