Who's Who in China (3rd edition)/Wang Ching-ch'i

Mr. Wang King-ky

王景岐字石蓀

(Wang Ching-ch'i)

Mr. Wang King-ky was born at Ming-hou Hsien, Fukien province, in 1882. He entered Tze Chiang School at Wuchang in 1896 for the study of French. In 1900 he enrolled with the Little Academy in France. Afterwards he joined the School of Political Science in Paris, specializing in diplomacy, where he graduated with high honors. Subsequently he went to England and attended Oxford and Edinburgh Universities. In 1908 he was appointed an attache to the Chinese Legation in Paris. In February of 1913 Mr. Wang was transferred to Peking and became an attache to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In March 1913 he was appointed by the Cabinet concurrently as reporter of the Commission on the Study of Constitutions. In September he was appointed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to be Chinese representative on the Claims Commission. In October he was promoted to the rank of senior clerk in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In April 1914 he became a member of the commission on Chinese and foreign legation and concurrently acted as associate secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In August he became first secretary to the Outer Mongolian Conference. In June 1915 Mr. Wang returned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs upon the completion of the functions as first secretary to the conference, and in September. was appointed a member of the Commission on the Preparations for the European Peace Conference. In December he was jointly appointed by the Minister of Justice and the Minister of Foreign Affairs to be a member of the Commission on the study of Judicial Questions. In January 1916 he became chief of the private law section, Department of Political Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In June 1916 he received an additional post as examination of the Diplomatic Service Commission. In September 1916 he was engaged by the Peking Governnent University as professor of the History of Chinese Commercial Relations and Treaties and of the International Law. In October 1916 he became concurrently chief of the treaties section of the Foreign Office. In August 1917 Mr. Wang was appointed an Associate Councillor and in June 1918 an Acting Councillor, of the Foreign Office. At the end of 1918 Mr. Wang was sent to Paris as councillor of the Chinese Delegation. In January 1920 Mr. Wang returned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs becoming an associate councillor, and was also given the Third Class Wenfu. In September 1920 he became an Acting Councillor of the Foreign Office. In October 1920 he was made a member of the Peace Treaty Discussion Commission. In February 1921 he was awarded the Second Class Chiaho and also appointed substantial Councillor of the Foreign Office. In August 1921 he was appointed Chinese Minister to Belgium and was at the same time given the Second Class Tashou Chiaho Decoration. Mr. Wang left China in September 1921 and is still in Belgium. In October 1922 he was awarded the Third Class Paokuang Chiaho.