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Mr. Li Mau-chi was born at Canton 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 Hongkong. During the first Revolution of 1911 Mr. Li was a Councillor of the Military Governor of Kuangtung 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 Kwangtung 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 Chung-shin founded the