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Taught at Central British School from 1925.

I found these mentions in the online newspapers (Searched for munro. 16 results, following for this person):

born Walter George ROBINSON in 1860. He became a merchant in the late 19th century, dealing with musical instruments, plying his wares from China (HK and Shanghai) to the US and England.  He had married Alvilda Olivia OLSEN sometime before 1912.  He later became General Manager circa 1905, perhaps owner, of the Robinson Piano Company, Ltd. In 1912 he purchased a large number of lots on Savary Island, British Columbia, as part of an investment.

Guy Shirra forwarded Eates' obituary from the UK's Daily Telegraph:

Ted Eates, who has died aged 95, led Hong Kong’s police force at a time when the turmoil of the Cultural Revolution was spilling over from China. Read more ...

There's a detailed record of his life at http://www.davidbohl.webspace.virginmedia.com/Duncan%20J.%20Sloss%20CBE…

(Thanks to Brian Edgar for the link).

S. H. Marvin is on the list of Prison Officers (March 1, 1939), and listed as a Private in the Stanley Platoon, HKVDC.

The following notes appear on the Hong Kong Police website:

Mother of Irene Braudé.

In 1922 Henry Tom Brooks was appointed to the position of Superintendent of the Hong Kong Fire Brigade. His task was to modernize the fire service in Hong Kong which was considerably out of date. He gradually improved things and by the time he retired, as Chief Fire Officer, he had established two main fire stations and eleven sub-stations in the Colony. One of his initial achievements was to provide training facilities for the fire-fighters.

Emily Kate Brooks, the mother of Doris MacPherson (nee Brooks),  and Roland Henry John Brooks (aka Ron) was interned at Stanley camp - with both Ron and Doris. Emily was the wife of Henry Tom Brooks; in 1922 he was appointed as Superintendent of the Fire Brigade in HK with the task of modernizing the Fire Brigade.