Famous People with Name Shou

Shou Wan Por            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Shou Wan Por: is a Hong Kong martial artist and actor. Frequently appearing in numerous martial arts films, Shou was most successful for playing the role of Liu Kang in Mortal Kombat & Gobei with the late Chris Farley in Beverly Hills Ninja. Shou's first real dramatic role was in Forbidden Nights in 1990, with Melissa Gilbert. Though only a TV film, this was his American debut. However, Shou went back to Hong Kong and continued making movies there.

Sir Shouson Chow            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Sir Shouson Chow: was a Hong Kong-born businessman. He had been a Qing Dynasty official and also a notable figure in the Government of Hong Kong. In 1881 he joined the Korean Customs Service under Yuan Shikai in Korea. Later he was the president of Tientsin China Merchant Steam Navigation Company, Tientsin from 1897 to 1903, and the managing director of Peking-Mukden Railway in Imperial Chinese Railways of North China between 1903 and 1907. He was the Customs and Trade Superintendent and Counselor for Foreign Affairs in Newchwang between 1907 to 1910. During this period he was promoted Mandarin of the Second Rank. He left government after the 1911 Revolution and became directors of various companies. He was appointed a Justice of the Peace in Hong Kong in 1907. In 1918, he founded Bank of East Asia with 3 Chinese partners where he was the Chairman of director board from 1925 to 1929. In 1922 he was appointed the member of Sanitary Board, the precursor of Urban Council, and Legislative Council, where he served until 1931. In 1926, he became the first Chinese member of Executive Council and was knighted. In 1933 he earned an honorary Doctorate of Laws.