Hoo Ah Kay

Hoo Ah Kay
Hoo Ah Kay
Traditional Chinese	胡亞基
Simplified Chinese	胡亚基
Jyutping	Wu4 Aa3-gei1
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Hú Yàjī
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping	Wu4 Aa3-gei1

Hoo Ah Kay
CMG
Hoo Ah Kay CMG
胡亞基
Born	1816; Whampoa, Canton, Qing Empire; (now Huangpu District, Guangzhou, China)
Died	27 March 1880 (aged 63–64)
Other names	Whampoa
Occupation	Businessman
Office	Member of the Legislative Council of Singapore; Extraordinary Member of the Executive Council of Singapore; Honourable Consul of Singapore to China, Japan and Russia;

Hoo Ah Kay CMG (Chinese: 胡亞基; pinyin: Hú Yàjī; 1816 – 27 March 1880), better known as Whampoa (Chinese: 黄埔; pinyin: Huángpǔ; Jyutping: Wong⁴ bou³), was a Singaporean businessman and community leader. An immigrant from China to Singapore, he held many high-ranking posts in Singapore, including honourable consul to China, Japan and Russia.

Hoo Ah Kay CMG
胡亞基

Born	1816 Whampoa, Canton, Qing Empire (now Huangpu District, Guangzhou, China)
Died	27 March 1880(1880-03-27) (aged 63–64)
Other names	Whampoa
Occupation	Businessman
Office	Member of the Legislative Council of Singapore Extraordinary Member of the Executive Council of Singapore Honourable Consul of Singapore to China, Japan and Russia