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Ernest Judd BARNETT [1859-1955]

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Judd Barnett was a prominent Australian-born Anglican clergyman, missionary, and educator.

He was born in 1859 to Ann Judd and William Barnett in Tasmania, Australia.

He was educated at Horton College and Trinity College, Melbourne and ordained in 1886.

E Stuart HARVERSON 海富生 [1908-1995]

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Dr. Stuart Harverson was a missionary who served with the CIM in Kunming, China, in the 1930s.

He married fellow missionary Sarah Kelly in December 1936, in Chuxion, Yunnan, China.  

Walter WINTERTON [1909-c.1993]

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Walter Winterton came to Hong Kong in 1938 after the Anschluss made it near impossible for a Jew to practice medicine in his native Vienna.

He befriended Dr. Selwyn-Clarke, the Director of Medical Services, who arranged for him to practice in Guangdong Province.

He had returned to Hong Kong by the time of the Japanese attack in December 1941 and was allowed to continue working during the occupation. His clinic was in Nathan Road, and he offered free treatment to those who could not afford to pay, a mark of his life-long humanitarian commitment.

George Francis HOLE [1887-1968]

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Lieutenant-Commander George Francis Hole, R.N. was appointed Harbour Master, Marine Magistrate and Emigration Officer in July 1924. 

He was promoted to Commander in 1927. On 23 February 1929 he was appointed Director of Air Services in addition to his duties of Harbour Master etc..

As Director of Air Services, he oversaw the development of Kai Tak Airport and the early days of civil aviation in Hong Kong.

He sat on the Legislative Council from 17 Jan 1929 to 17 Oct 1940. He retired to Australia.

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Richard “Dick” HUGHES C.B.E. (aka "The Cardinal") [1906-1984]

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Australian author, journalist, and long-term resident of Hong Kong.

Major biographical works:

Hughes, Richard, Foreign Devil: Thirty Years of Reporting in the Far East, Andre Deutsch Limited, London 1972.

Macswan, Norman, The Man Who Read the East Wind: A Biography of Richard Hughes Extraordinary Correspondent, Kangaroo Press, Sydney 1982.