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Gus Borgeest (born 1 October 1909, Ningbo, China)[1] was the founder of a camp for refugees from mainland China on Sunshine Island, Hong Kong.[2] He was also winner of the Ramon Magsaysay Award in 1961.[3]

A refugee from Shanghai, he went to Hong Kong in 1951 with his Chinese wife Mona with two Hong Kong dollars in their pocket.[4]

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References

  1. ^ Richard Henschel (19 June 1962). "Gus Borgeest Harvests Red China Refugee Crop".
  2. ^ Martin Booth. "Gweilo: Memories Of A Hong Kong Childhood".
  3. ^ "Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation".
  4. ^ Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation - Awardees


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