Hubert John Collar

{{Short description|British businessman (1900–1985)}}

Hubert John Collar, CBE (18 January 1900 – 24 July 1985)England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995 was a British businessman in China and Hong Kong. He was the Hong Kong manager of the Imperial Chemical Industries and member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong.

Collar married Amy Frances "Bunty" Richardson, daughter of Dr. Alan Richardson, in Holy Trinity Cathedral, Shanghai in December 1924.{{cite news|title=Advertisements|page=9|date=19 December 1924|newspaper=The Straits Times}} During the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong, he was interned and served as a camp representative.{{cite book|page=159|title=Stolen Childhoods: The Untold Story of the Children Interned by the Japanese in the Second World War|first=Nicola|last=Tyrer|publisher=Hachette| year=2011}}

He was the Hong Kong manager of the Imperial Chemical Industries. In 1952, he was chairman of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce. He was also leading member of the China Association, a London-based group representing the interests of traders in China. In 1953, he was appointed to the Legislative Council of Hong Kong as the representative of the chamber of commerce.

Collar was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1947 Birthday Honours.{{London Gazette|supp=y|issue=37977|page=2591|date=12 June 1947}}