![Ho Kom-tong (1866-1950). Ho Kom-tong, Sir Robert Ho Tung (1862-1956) and Ho Fook (1863-1926) were half-brothers. Ho Kom-tong was born in the same year as Dr Sun Yat-sen, and also attended Government Central School. He subsequently worked as a comprador in Jardine, Matheson & Co. Ltd.](/image/journal/article-29932649.jpeg)
Ho Kom-tong (1866-1950). Ho Kom-tong, Sir Robert Ho Tung (1862-1956) and Ho Fook (1863-1926) were half-brothers. Ho Kom-tong was born in the same year as Dr Sun Yat-sen, and also attended Government Central School. He subsequently worked as a comprador in Jardine, Matheson & Co. Ltd.
![On the day of the funeral, pallbearers carry the coffin of Ho Kom-tong out of the main entrance of Kom Tong Hall to the hearse.](/image/journal/article-29932650.jpeg)
On the day of the funeral, pallbearers carry the coffin of Ho Kom-tong out of the main entrance of Kom Tong Hall to the hearse.
![Nurses of the St. John Ambulance Brigade and the hearse move along Seymour Road. In 1915, Ho Kom-tong initiated the founding of the St. John Ambulance Brigade in Hong Kong. With funds donated by Ho, the Brigade was established in the following year.](/image/journal/article-29932651.jpeg)
Nurses of the St. John Ambulance Brigade and the hearse move along Seymour Road. In 1915, Ho Kom-tong initiated the founding of the St. John Ambulance Brigade in Hong Kong. With funds donated by Ho, the Brigade was established in the following year.
![Members of the Ho family, dressed in black, escort Ho Kom-tong's coffin to The University of Hong Kong. In 1917, Ho made a donation to The University of Hong Kong's School of Tropical Medicine and Pathology for training and the construction of a teaching block.](/image/journal/article-29932652.jpeg)
Members of the Ho family, dressed in black, escort Ho Kom-tong's coffin to The University of Hong Kong. In 1917, Ho made a donation to The University of Hong Kong's School of Tropical Medicine and Pathology for training and the construction of a teaching block.
![Family, friends and other members of the public bid a final farewell to Ho Kom-tong as the hearse is parked outside The University of Hong Kong.](/image/journal/article-29932653.jpeg)
Family, friends and other members of the public bid a final farewell to Ho Kom-tong as the hearse is parked outside The University of Hong Kong.
![The main entrance gateway of Ho Chong features an architectural style similar to the main entrance of Kom Tong Hall. A firm believer of feng shui, Ho Kom-tong chose to build the family burial ground on the other side of the cemetery.](/image/journal/article-29932654.jpeg)
The main entrance gateway of Ho Chong features an architectural style similar to the main entrance of Kom Tong Hall. A firm believer of feng shui, Ho Kom-tong chose to build the family burial ground on the other side of the cemetery.