Sir Hormusjee Nowrojee Mody

Hormusjee started life as a journalist while in his teens. He started a printing press and a newspaper “Pruthvi Prakash”. He landed in Hong Kong in 1858 as a 20 year old youth with a few hundred rupees in his pocket. He started the business of auctioneering and made a fortune. Later he became a partner of Sir Paul Chater and together they developed the coal industry in southern China. He was responsible for reclaiming and developing much of urban Kowloon and Hong Kong.

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