Background
Mr. Chow Tso-ming was born at Huaian Hsien, Jiangsu province in 1882.
Mr. Chow Tso-ming was born at Huaian Hsien, Jiangsu province in 1882.
Mr. Chow studied at the Nanyang College of Shanghai and then went to Japan to pursue higher studies.
After the graduation in Japan Mr. Chow returned to China and joined the Ministry of Finance, where his promotion was steady. At last he became Chief of the Treasury Department in the Ministry. In 1916 he joined the Bank of Communications and served that bank in various capacities.
In 1918 the Kincheng Banking Corporation with a total capitalization of 85,000,009 was organized and he was elected managing director of the institution.
In November 1919 Mr. Chow was decorated with the 2nd Order of Chiaho; in January 1919 - the 2nd Order of Paokuang Chiaho and in August 1921 the 2nd Order of Tashou Paokuang Chiaho.
In July 1922, Mr. Chow was appointed a member of the All China Finance Discussion Conference. In 1923, the Kin- cheng Banking Corporation, the Salt Industry Bank the Bank of Chinese and Overseas and the Continental Bank formed a Four Bank Savings Syndicate with headquarters in Peking and branch offices in all important cities. For this new enterprise, Mr. Chow was responsible.