David Mercer MACDOUGALL [1904-1991] | Gwulo: Old Hong Kong

David Mercer MACDOUGALL [1904-1991]

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Submitted by brian edgar on Fri, 2015-06-26 21:46
Names
Given: 
David Mercer
Family: 
MacDougall
Sex: 
Male
Status: 
Deceased
Birth
Date: 
1904-12-08
Death
Date: 
1991-05-13

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.

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Submitted by yolocor on Thu, 2019-03-14 20:41.

Born 8 December 1904, Perth, Scotland.

Educated at Perth Academy and then St. Andrew's University, where he obtained an M.A. degree in 1930.

He worked in the Chinese Affair Department before worked in the ministry of Infomation.

Retired in 1949.

Died on 13 May 1991.

Submitted by brian edgar on Thu, 2019-03-14 21:08.

Thanks for the information, yolocor.

Submitted by yolocor on Thu, 2019-03-14 22:22.

you are welcome :)