Guo Quan

Guo Quan (1875-April 13, 1966), courtesy name Fenghui, male, was one of the founders of Yongan Department Store. Guo Quan was born in Xiangshan, Guangdong. In 1898, his second brother Guo Le came to Australia and founded "Yongan Fruit Bar". In 1904, he opened "An Tai Company" in Fiji with one thousand pounds. Its business included operating department stores and reclaiming farmland to supply "Yongan Fruit Bar". On August 28, 1907, Kwok Quan founded Wing On Department Store in Hong Kong at 167 Queen's Road Central in Central with a capital of HK$160,000. The location was diagonally opposite to Xianshi Department Store, another department store. Later, in 1917, he opened a branch in Shanghai, which was also adjacent to Xianshi Department Store. After the success of Wing On Department Store, the Kwok brothers' Wing On Company expanded its business in Hong Kong and Shanghai to include real estate, banking, textiles, water and fire insurance, and life insurance. Kwok Quan served as the Prime Minister of Po Leung Kuk and Tung Wah Hospital in Hong Kong. In November 1936, Guo Quan won the first three votes in the primary election to represent the overseas Chinese in Hong Kong at the Constituent National Assembly and became a re-election candidate. On July 21, 1937, he won the re-election and was appointed by the government of the Republic of China as the representative of the overseas Chinese in Hong Kong at the Constituent National Assembly. During the Japanese colonial period in Hong Kong, Guo Quan was appointed as a member of the Chinese People's Association headed by Zhou Shoushen. At that time, Guo Quan was accused of being "rebellious". After the incident, Yang Yuhui, chairman of the Hong Kong Fresh Fish Shops Association, and others sent a telegram to Chiang Kai-shek, chairman of the National Government, requesting to find out the truth and reinstate the qualifications of Guo Quan, the representative of the overseas Chinese in Hong Kong, as a representative of the National Congress. In 1946, Guo Quan was revoked and his qualifications as a Hong Kong representative to the National Assembly were restored. After the Anti-Japanese War, he lived in Hong Kong until his death.