Sir Catchick Paul Chater, CMG (遮打;1846-1926) was a businessman in Colonial Hong Kong. He was born in Calcutta, India of Armenian parents Chater Paul Chater and Miriam Chater. His father was a member of the Indian Civil Service. Sir Paul was educated at the famous La Martiniere College in Calcutta of which he later became a benefactor. To honour his contribution to the school, Sir Paul Chater's name was included in the School Prayer. In the 1860s, he moved to Hong Kong from Calcutta and lived with the family of his sister Anna and sister's husband Jordan Paul Jordan. This article is on Calcutta/Kolkata, the city. ... A businessman (sometimes businesswoman, female; or businessperson, gender neutral) is a generic term for a wide range of people engaged in profit-oriented enterprises, generally the management of a company. ... On the Orders insignia, St Michael is often depicted subduing Satan. ... 1846 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A businessman (sometimes businesswoman, female; or businessperson, gender neutral) is a generic term for a wide range of people engaged in profit-oriented enterprises, generally the management of a company. ... Flag of colonial Hong Kong, a Blue Ensign with the colonys coat of arms. ... This article is on Calcutta/Kolkata, the city. ... Parenting comprises all the tasks involved in raising a child to an independent adult. ... La Martiniere College is one of the oldest, most prestigious, and most competitive Christian non-denominational Kindergarten - Class 12 schools in India and France. ... This article is on Calcutta/Kolkata, the city. ... // The First Transcontinental Railroad in the USA was built in the six year period between 1863 and 1869. ...

Career

In the early days in Hong Kong, he was an assistant at the Bank of Hindustan, China and Japan. In 1868, he and Sir Hormusjee Naorojee Mody formed Chater & Mody, and turned out a successful business partners in Hong Kong. Sir Hormusjee Naorojee Mody (12th October 1838 - 16th June 1911) was a Parsi successful businessman in Hong Kong. ...

He helped Paul Manson establish Dairy Farm, and he established Hong Kong Land with James Johnstone Keswick^[1], the taipan of Jardine Matheson. With Hong Kong Land company, he was able to commence the land reclamation project under the Praya Reclamation Scheme in 1890. Dairy Farm International Holdings Limited is a retail company in Asia, with her base in Bermuda. ... The Landmark, properties owned by Hongkong Land in Central, undergoing renovation The Hongkong Land Company, Limited (SGX: H78) (branded as Hongkong Land) is the property development arm of Jardines. ... The Keswick family have had practically continuous and direct association with the Far East ever since Mr. ... This article is about the Australian snake. ... Jardine Matheson, often called Jardines, is a multinational corporation that is legally based in Bermuda and which trades on the London and Singapore stock exchanges. ... Land reclamation is either of two distinct practices. ... The Praya Reclamation Scheme was a large scale land reclamation project carried out by the Hong Kong Land company in Colonial Hong Kong under Sir Catchick Paul Chater and James Johnstone Keswick. ...

In 1890 the Hongkong Electric company went into production with his help as an informal member of the Executive Council^[2]. Hongkong Electric (Traditional Chinese: 香港電燈; SEHK: 0006) is a vertically integrated electricity utility company in Hong Kong. ... The Executive Council (ExCo) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the Peoples Republic of China is an organ in the Executive branch of the political structure of Hong Kong. ...

Sir Paul was enthusiastic in two sports. He played for the Hong Kong Cricket Club first eleven, and was a Thoroughbred horse racing enthusiast and set up the Chater Stable in Hong Kong in 1872 that won many races at Happy Valley Racecourse. The Hong Kong Champions & Chater Cup, the Group One third leg of the Hong Kong Triple Crown, is named in his honor. Thoroughbred horse racing in the United Kingdom is governed by the Horseracing Regulatory Authority (the HRA) which makes and enforces the rules, issues licences or permits to trainers and jockeys, and runs the races through their race course officials. ... Happy Valley Horse Racing Track is one of the two racecourses for horse racing in Hong Kong. ... Hong Kong Champions & Chater Cup is a Hong Kong Thoroughbred horse race held annually in late May or early June at Sha Tin Racecourse. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... The Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (Triple Crown for short, but the term is also used in other sports, and thus the full name should be used when it could cause confusion) consists of three races for three-year-old thoroughbred horses. ...

Other titles and positions held by Chater:

• Chair of the Perseverance Lodge 1873
• steward at the Hong Kong Jockey Club
• Senior Justice of the Peace in Hong Kong
• Chairman of the Board of Stewards of the Hong Kong Jockey Club
• District Grand Master of Hong Kong and South China
• director of Dairy Farm Co. Ltd set up by Patrick Manson 1886
• member of the Legislative Council 1887
• Consul for Siam in Hong Kong
• Treasurer and Chairman of the Queen Victoria Jubilee Committee 1887
• member of the Legion of Honor by the French Government at Tonkin 1892
• member of the Public Lighting Committee 1896
• member of the Governor’s Executive Council 1896
• Chairman of the Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee Committee 1897
• Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George 1897
• Knighted. Became Sir Paul Chater 1902
• honorary degree of LL.D. by the University of Hong Kong for services as the Honorary Treasurer 1923

The documentary on Sir paul Chater produced by Armenian Holy Church of Nazareth, Calcutta and directed by Henrik Terchonian can be viewed at www.henoproduction.com http://www.henoproduction.com/my%20works%20menu.html The Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC, 香港賽馬會) (formerly The Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club, 英皇御准香港賽馬會) is a non-profit organisation providing horse racing, sporting and betting entertainments in Hong Kong. ... Medal for the officer class, decorated with a rosette Napoleon wearing the Grand Cross The President of France is the Grand Master of the Legion. ... On the Orders insignia, St Michael is often depicted subduing Satan. ... Doctor of Laws (Latin: Legum Doctor, LL.D) is a doctorate-level academic degree in law. ... The University of Hong Kong (commonly abbreviated as HKU, pronounced as Hong Kong U) is the oldest and most prestigious tertiary institution in Hong Kong. ...

Legacy

• Chater Garden
• Chater House
• Chater Road^[1]
• Catchick Street^[1]

遮打花園 Chater Garden Chater Garden (Traditional Chinese: ), located in the Central District of Hong Kong, is a public park directly east of the Legislative Council building. ... Chater House (遮打大廈) is an office tower in Central, Hong Kong opened in 2003. ... Chater Road (遮打道) is a three-lane road in Central, Hong Kong. ...

See also

• Robert Hotung

Sir Robert Ho Tung (何啟東, 何東; 1862 - 1956) was a famous businessman and philanthropist in Hong Kong. ...

References

External links

• Articla about Hormusjee Naorojee Mody with Chater & Mody
• Chater genealogy website includes personal details about Sir Paul Chater
• Catchick Paul Chater - ongoing family history research}