Gus Borgeest
Appearance
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]
See also
References
- ^ Richard Henschel (19 June 1962). "Gus Borgeest Harvests Red China Refugee Crop".
- ^ Martin Booth. "Gweilo: Memories Of A Hong Kong Childhood".
- ^ "Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation".
- ^ Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation - Awardees