Background
Mr. Li Mau-chi was born at Guangzhou, Guangdong province in 1883. His father was familiarly known in the commercial circles of Hongkong as “Millionaire Lee”.
Mr. Li Mau-chi was born at Guangzhou, Guangdong province in 1883. His father was familiarly known in the commercial circles of Hongkong as “Millionaire Lee”.
Mr. Li was educated in private schools, specializing in Chinese literature and later received an English education in Hong Kong.
During the first Revolution of 1911 Mr. Li was a Councillor of the Military Governor of Guangdong Province. When the Provisional government was established at Nanking with Dr. Sun Yat-sen as President he was given the post of secretary of of the “White House” at Nanking. In 1913 he was elected as a senator from the province of Guangdong to the first Parliament. When the Parliament was dissolved in January 1914 Mr. Li went to Shanghai where he cooperated with Ex-Premier Tang Shao-yi in the formation of the Gold Star Life Insurance Company, being a director of this company at present. At the same time he in cooperation with Mr. Ku Ghung-shin founded the “Ching I” magazine.
The old Parliament was reconvoked in June 1916 and Mr. Li returned to Peking and took his seat in the Senate. In June 1917 the Parliament was again dissolved and he returned to his home city of Guangzhou and helped to establish the military government there and to call the extraordinary parliament. During the years of 1918 and 1919 he served as salt commissioner for Guangdong and Kwangsi Provinces. When General Chen Chung-ming reentered Canton in 1920, Mr. Li was appointed Special Commissioner of Finance, also taking charge of the Guangdong Treasury holding this position until November. The old Parliament was for the second time reconvoked in June 1922. Mr. Li became a Senator again.
Mr. Li was the founder of the Public of Guangzhou and was also the chief auditor of the Provincial Bank of Guangdong. He was conferred the Second Class Chiaho in October 1922 and First Class Tashou Chiaho in April 1923.