Mark Aitchison Young

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Mark Aitchison Young was a British colonial administrator who served as Governor of Hong Kong, notably during the period surrounding the Japanese invasion and occupation in World War II.


Statements (45)
Predicate Object
instanceOf British colonial administrator
human
appointedAs Governor of Barbados
Governor of Hong Kong
Governor of Hong Kong (second term)
awardReceived Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
conflict World War II
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
dateOfSurrender 25 December 1941
educatedAt New College, Oxford NERFINISHED
University of Oxford NERFINISHED
Winchester College NERFINISHED
employer British Empire
Colonial Office
endTime 1941
1942
1947
event Japanese invasion of Hong Kong
familyName Young
gender male
givenName Mark
honorificTitle Sir
name Mark Aitchison Young
notableFor being Governor of Hong Kong at the time of the Japanese attack in December 1941
serving as Governor of Hong Kong during the period of the Japanese invasion in World War II
notableWork Young Plan for constitutional reform in Hong Kong
occupation civil servant
colonial administrator
placeOfDetention Japanese prisoner-of-war camps
placeOfWork Barbados NERFINISHED
Ceylon
Hong Kong
London
positionHeld Assistant Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies
Colonial Secretary of Ceylon
Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong
Governor of Barbados
Governor of Hong Kong
proposed post-war constitutional reforms in Hong Kong
startTime 1937
1941
1946
surrenderedTo Imperial Japanese Army
wasPrisonerOfWar true

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Battle of Hong Kong
commander
Mark Aitchison Young
name

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