Charles Sew Hoy
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Choie Sew Hoy, 1880s | |
| Born | Choie Sew Hoy c. 1836 Sha Kong, Poon Yu (now Baiyun District, Guangzhou), Guangdong Province, China |
| Died | July 22, 1901 (aged 64–65) |
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| Traditional Chinese | 徐肇開 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 徐肇开 | ||||||||||||
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Choie Sew Hoy, (Chinese: 徐肇開; 1836–1901) also known as Charles Sew Hoy, was a New Zealand merchant, Chinese leader, gold-dredger and a New Zealand Business Hall of Fame laureate. He was born in the village of Sha Kong in the Poon Yu District (now part of Baiyun District, Guangzhou) of Guangdong Province, China, in about 1838.