Background
Mr. Singloh Hsu was born in 1890 at Hangzhou, Zhejiang province.
Mr. Singloh Hsu was born in 1890 at Hangzhou, Zhejiang province.
After having obtained education in Chinese classics and literature at home Mr. Hsu entered the Imperial Polytechnic College (Nanyang College) Shanghai, from which he graduated in 1907.
In 1908, Mr. Hsu went to England with the Zhejiang Provincial government’s support and entered Birmingham University to study science. He graduated in 1911 with the degree of B. Sc. Subsequently Mr. Hsu entered the Faculty of Commerce, Victoria University of Manchester from where he graduated in 1913 with the degree of B. Com. Mr. Hsu then went to Paris and entered the Ecole des Sciences Politiques (Finance Section).
Mr. Hsu returned to China in 1914. The next year he joined the Ministry of Finance, Peking, as a “Chien Shih” Secretary, which position he later resigned to join the Bank of China as associate director of the Treasury Department.
In 1917 Mr. Hsu again joined the Ministry of Finance as a Secretary to the Minister. He returned again to the Bank of China in 1918 as sub-manager of the Peking Office. In 1919 Mr. Hsu was sent to Europe by the government and attached to Mr. Liang Chi-chiao’s Mission. While in Europe he served as Chinese Technical Delegate for Reparations.
He returned to China in July of the same year. Subsequently Mr. Hsu organized the Sintoon Overseas Trading Co, Ltd. and he was elected to be a managing director. In the same year he became assistant general manager.
Mr. Hsu was awarded by the Peking government the Third Class Chiaho in December 1918 and the Third Class Wenfu in January 1920.