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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.

Pre-war:

Rev. Gilbert Hook was a pioneering British missionary in South China with the Bible Churchmen’s Missionary Society (BCMS); and latterly, an Anglican clergyman and canon in Australia.

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 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.

One of Cathay Pacific's first pilots. There is lots more information about him at http://www.chingchic.com/

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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In the late 1930s he ran the Hong Kong Riding School.

In December 1941 he was a sergeant in the HKVDC: