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Henry KESWICK [1870-1928]

Submitted by Robert Wilson on Fri, 09/03/2021 - 01:07

 

Henry Keswick was a British Conservative politician and businessman and member of the Executive and Legislative Councils of Hongkong. Born into the Keswick business dynasty in 1870 in Shanghai, Henry was the first born son of William Keswick by his first wife, Amelie Sophie Dubeux (d. 1883). He was educated at Eton College and in 1892 graduated with a B.A. at Trinity College, Cambridge, at which college he later took his M.A. degree.

Henry Edward POLLOCK [1864-1953]

Submitted by Robert Wilson on Fri, 09/03/2021 - 00:12

Sir Henry Edward Pollock, QC, JP (普樂) was an English barrister who became a prominent politician in Hong Kong. From 1917 to 1941 he was the Senior Unofficial Member of the Legislative Council and from 1926 to 1941 was the Senior Unofficial Member of the Executive Council. 

He was Commodore of the Royal Hongkong Yacht Club from 1905 to 1906 and again from 1908 to 1909.

 

George Thomas Henry BOYES [1842-1910]

Submitted by Robert Wilson on Thu, 09/02/2021 - 20:53

Sir George Thomas Henry Boyes had a distinguished career in the Royal Navy, during which he was Commodore and Naval Officer-in-Charge at Hongkong. He served as Commodore of the Royal Hong Kong Yact Club from 1895  to 1896.

My Beautiful Island

Submitted by Chris Potter on Tue, 05/25/2021 - 07:42

Subtitle: "From England to New Zealand via Hong Kong and a War".

Featuring first-hand accounts of -

- Flying from England to Hong Kong in 1938 by Imperial Airways flying boat in 6 days,

- Working for Cyril (Ginger) Rogers of the Chinese Currency Stabilisation Fund,

- Expatriate life in Hong Kong 1938 - 1941 including yachting, climbing, parties,

An account of Hong Kong leading up to the Japanese invasion in 1941

Submitted by Hugh Dulley on Sun, 02/19/2017 - 18:30

"A Voyage to War: An Englishmans's Account of Hong Kong 1936-41" by Hugh Dulley

A brief description of the book:-

Hugh Dulley’s father (Peter Dulley) and mother (Therese Sander) met in Hong Kong on New Year’s Eve 1935. Four years later at the outbreak of war, Peter, a weekend sailor, was called up in the Hong Kong Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. He eventually graduated to command an ocean-going tug of 500 tons from Hong Kong to Aden. En route he called at islands still enjoying pre-war peacetime and navigated across the Indian Ocean using a sextant.

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