Gus Borgeest

Gus Borgeest (born 1 October 1909)[1] was a Chinese-born British resident of Hong Kong who established a camp for refugees on Sunshine Island.[2] He was also winner of the Ramon Magsaysay Award in 1961.[3]

Borgeest was born in Ningbo, China. In 1951 he fled the Communist Revolution to Hong Kong with his Chinese wife Mona and only two Hong Kong dollars.[4]

See also

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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