Gus Borgeest (born 1 October 1909) [1] was a Chinese-born British resident of Hong Kong who established a camp for refugees on Sunshine Island. [2] He was also winner of the Ramon Magsaysay Award in 1961. [3]
Borgeest was born in Ningbo, China. In 1951 he fled the Communist Revolution to Hong Kong with his Chinese wife Mona and only two Hong Kong dollars. [4]
Gus Borgeest (born 1 October 1909) [1] was a Chinese-born British resident of Hong Kong who established a camp for refugees on Sunshine Island. [2] He was also winner of the Ramon Magsaysay Award in 1961. [3]
Borgeest was born in Ningbo, China. In 1951 he fled the Communist Revolution to Hong Kong with his Chinese wife Mona and only two Hong Kong dollars. [4]