I am writing a biography of Sir Cecil Clementi （金文泰) to be published by Hong Kong University Press.
I would be interested in hearing from anyone who cares to share information, documentation, photographs, comment or opinion on the subject of Sir Cecil, his life and times.
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):
1908
This is a collection of photos of members of the Excutive and Legislative Councils in 1908 from Twentieth Century Treaty Ports. The names of those pictured are set out below. A * indicates the person is a member of Exco. All, except Sir Paul Chater, were members of Legco.
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):
1952
I'm not sure of the exact year, but some of my father's photos are dated 1949, he left HK in early 1951, and this looks like Governor Grantham (judging from the Wikipedia image of him), who took office in 1947.
After the war, my father (Thomas Edgar) worked for the Cheung family's Garden Company, which, as his note on the back tells us, provided the tea for the ninth Exhibition. But does anyone know what this Exhibition was? <Read more ...>
