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]

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^ Richard Henschel (19 June 1962). "Gus Borgeest Harvests Red China Refugee Crop".
^ Martin Booth. "Gweilo: Memories Of A Hong Kong Childhood".
^ "Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation".
^ Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation - Awardees

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[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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