Background
Mr. Huang was born in Xiamen, Fujian, China, in 1899.
Mr. Huang was born in Xiamen, Fujian, China, in 1899.
Huang Han-liang attended the first class of Tsinghua University, Peking, in 1911. He studied in the University of Michigan and Princeton University, receiving from the latter Bachelor of Letters degree in 1915, after which he studied economics in Columbia University between 1915 and 1918, receiving Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in 1916 and 1918 respectively.
Mr. Huang entered banking business in Shanghai and Manila after his graduation. He was appointed manager of the Ho Hong Bank, Hong Kong in 1923, which position he held for a considerable time. Huang Han-liang served as director of the Chinese Y.M.C.A., in Shanghai and Manila and chairman of the South China chapter of the Tsinghua alumini association, and member of the Princeton chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa. He was a vice-Minister of Railways, Nanjing, from 1930 to 1931. Mr. Huang acted as a Minister of Finance since 1932 and concurrently he was engaged in banking business in Shanghai.