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Gold Mine in Jehol. From 1903 until October 1905 he was superintendent, of the Sin Chu Coal Mine. In December 1905 he became acting director of the Tao-Ching Railway. In July 1906 he was transferred to be director of Telegraph and Telephone Administrations in Canton. In June 1907 he was apopinted Assistant Secretary for Foreign Affairs to the Viceroy of Kuangtung and Kuangsi. In October 1907 he was promoted to be Assistant Commissioner for Foreign Affairs. In December 1907 he became Chief of the Bureau of Foreign Affairs. In January 1911 he was appointed Director of Telegraph Administration in Canton holding concurrently the post of Commissioner of Customs. In August 1911 he was obliged to resign from his office owing to his parental mourning. In November 1911 he started on a journey to Europe, America and Japan, returning to China in September 1912. In January 1923 Mr. Sah was appointed director of the Telegraph Administration in Shanghai. Having not yet accepted this position, he was appointed to head the Chinese Delegation to the Sino-Japanese Telegraph Conference in Japan. In February 1913 he was commissioned to be Director of the Chinese Telegraph Bureau of Kiangsu and Chekiang. In July 1913 he was awarded the Fifth Class Chiaho. In August 1913 he became Special Commissioner for Foreign Affairs in Canton. In November 1913 he was made a Secretary in the Ministry of Communications. In May 1914 he was sent by the Ministry as Secretary to the Chinese Delegation to the International Postal Conference in Spain. In June 1914 he was awarded the Fourth Class Chiaho. In July 1914 he he was appointed President of the Bank of China. In August 1914 he was transferred to be a committee man of the Department of Loans in the Ministry of Finance. In July 1915 Mr. Sah was given the Second Class Chiaho. In July 1917 he was appointed Special Commissioner for Foreign Affairs of Kiangsu Province. In August 1917 he was commissioned to be President of the Bureau for the Disposal of Ex-Enemy Vessels. In January 1920 he was conferred the Second Class Tashou Paokuang Chiaho. In March 1921 he was appointed by the Ministry of Finance to be Director of the Shanghai Mint. In August 1921 he became Chief of the Industrial Bureau at Shanghai under the control of the High Industrial Commissioner. Mr. Sah retired to private life in 1922.