Kung Chao-Yuan | |
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| 龔照瑗 | |
| List of ambassadors of China to the United Kingdom of  Qing dynasty to  United Kingdom | |
| In office 1893–1896 | |
| Preceded by | Xue Fucheng |
| Succeeded by | Luo Fenglu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1836 |
| Died | July 20, 1897 (aged 60–61) |
Kung Chao-Yuan (1836 – July 20, 1897) was a Chinese Ambassador.
- In 1888 he was Shanghai Custom Taotai responsible for the public investment in the Huahsin Spinning and Weaving Company in Shanghai.
- From 1893 to 1896 he was sent by Li Hongzhang as ambassador to the Court of St James's and was concurrently accredited in Rome.
- In London he trapped Sun Yat-sen in his legation, and released him under British pressure.
- In 1896 he left London already seriously ill.