Mark Aitchison Young

Sir Mark Aitchison Young
21st Governor of Hong Kong
In office
1 May 1946 – 17 May 1947
MonarchGeorge VI
Colonial SecretaryDavid Mercer MacDougall
Preceded bySir Cecil Harcourt (Acting, Military Administration)
Succeeded byAlexander Grantham
In office
10 September 1941 – 25 December 1941
MonarchGeorge VI
Colonial SecretaryNorman Lockhart Smith
Sir Franklin Gimson
Preceded bySir Geoffry Northcote
Succeeded byTakashi Sakai (under Japanese occupation)
Personal details
Born(1886-06-30)30 June 1886
British Raj
Died12 May 1974(1974-05-12) (aged 87)
Winchester, England
SpouseJosephine Mary
Alma materKing's College, Cambridge
Professionsoldier, colonial administrator
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese楊慕琦
Simplified Chinese杨慕琦

Sir Mark Aitchison Young GCMG (Chinese: 楊慕琦; 30 June 1886 – 12 May 1974) was a British administrator who became the Governor of Hong Kong during the years immediately before and after the Japanese occupation of the territory.


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