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Henry Hessey Johnston GOMPERTZ [1867-1930]

Submitted by yolocor on Thu, 03/21/2019 - 08:09

Gompertz was educated at Bedford School, and later Exeter College, University of Oxford.

He was the cadet of the Federation of Malaya. He was transferred to Hong Kong in 1897 and took up a number of post include the land officer in the New Territories and Puisne Judge from 1909 to 1925.

He left Hong Kong in 1925 and became the Chief Justice of the federation of Malaya until 1929. 

Walter Morris THOMSON (aka Tommy) [1905-1952]

Submitted by yolocor on Sat, 03/16/2019 - 18:57

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.

James Haldane STEWART LOCKHART [1858-1937]

Submitted by yolocor on Fri, 03/15/2019 - 08:21

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.

David Mercer MACDOUGALL [1904-1991]

Submitted by brian edgar on Fri, 06/26/2015 - 21:46

D. M. MacDougall came to Hong Kong as a Cadet in 1928. He headed the Ministry of Information during the hostilities of December 1941 and then escaped on Christmas Day in the party led by Admiral Chan Chak. In September 1944 he was appointed to head the Hong Kong Planning Unit in London. Returned to the Colony on September 7, 1945, eventually taking over as Colonial secretary.