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Jeannie trained as a nurse at Perth Royal Infirmary before going to Hong Kong in 1938 (approx).  She was interned in Stanley Civilian Camp following the fall of Hong Kong in December 1941.  Her fiance, Fred Woodhead was interned as a POW in Sham Shui Po before being transported on the Lisbon Maru to Ossaka #1 Camp.  After the war ended Jeannie and Fred returned to Dundee and were married 3 weeks later.  Fred returned to Hong Kong and Jeannie joined him after the birth of their son in 1947.  Jeannie & Fred emigrated from the UK to Australia in late 1950, where th

Thomson was educated in the University of Edinburgh. After graduated from university, he came to Hong Kong as a cadet.

During his tenure, he took up some important posts like the defence secretary (1950) and held up the post of deputy colonial secretary until his early death in 1952. He was buried in Hong Kong Cemetery.

One of his interesting trivia is, there was a youth hostel named after him in Yau Ma Tei.

Stewart-Lockhart came from a noble, wealthy family. His father, Miles Lockhart, was a banker.

He was taught by a private tutor, then went to King William's College, later George Watson School and Edinburgh University, where he got a prize for Greek Studies.

He came to Hong Kong as a cadet in 1879. He took up a post of the registrar general in 1883.

R.O. Hutchison was educated at Rugby School, and later, Oxford University.

He came to Hong Kong as a cadet in 1904. He served as  posts below:

He was the Governor of Hong Kong from 1971 to 1982.

George Fenwick was the owner of a shipyard in the area of Queen’s Road East and Ship Street (Wanchai). 

He appears for the first time in the Jury List for 1877 as "Fenwick, George, Assistant, Inglis & Co.", and two years later as "Engineer" of the same company.

In the 1884 Jurors list he appears as Engineer of Fenwick & Co, living in the district Wantsai.

In the 1895/96 Jurors list he appears as Manager of Fenwick & Co, living in the Hongkong Hotel.  

Worked for Butterfield & Swire.

He was the founding partner of the marine surveying and engineering company Carmichael and Clarke