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Sir Cecil Clementi (Chinese Translated Name ?????????) (1875 - 1947) was a United Kingdom|British colonial administrator, who became Governor of Hong Kong. Clementi was born in Cawnpore, India on September 1st|1 September, 1875. His father was the Colonel Montagu Clementi, Judge-Advocate-General in India. Clementi attended St Paul's School and Magdalen College, Oxford. In 1895, he won the Hertford Scholarship (an honorable mention), and 1st class mods a year later. He subsequently won the Ireland and Craven Scholarship (an honorable mention) in 1896, and a Boden Sanskrit Scholar in 1897. He became proxime accessit (runner-up in examination) of the Gaisford Greek Prose prize in 1897, 2nd class Literae Humaniores|lit. hum. and attained his B.A. in 1898. Clementi was also proxime accessit of the Chancellor's Latin Essay prize in 1899, and attained his Master of Arts|M.A. in 1901. In 1899, Clementi was posted to Hong Kong, where he was a land officer. Clementi further showed his academic prowess by passing the Cantonese examination in 1900, and the Pekingese examination six years later, in 1906. After serving as an Assistant Registrar General in 1901, Clementi joined as a member of the Board of Examiners in Chinese, in 1902. In 1902, Clementi was seconded for special service under government of India and was created Justice of the Peace|J.P. in that same year. A year later, he was seconded for famine relief work in Kwang Si (Guangxi). A year afterwards, Clementi was appointed Member of Land Court, Assistant Land Officer and Police Magistrate at New Territories, Hong Kong, a position he served in until 1906. Due to his outstanding performance in the services, Clementi was promoted to Assistant Colonial Secretary and Clerk of Council, in 1907. While he was in that position, Clementi represented the Hong Kong government in the International Opium Conference at Shanghai, in 1909. A year later, he became the Private Secretary to the Administrator at that time, Sir Francis Henry May. Clementi eventually became Acting Colonial Secretary and Member of both the Executive Legislative Councils of Hong Kong. He would remain there until 1912. In 1913, Clementi was appointed Colonial Secretary of British Guiana (until 1922), and of Ceylon (1922-1925). In 1925, Clementi was appointed as Governor of Hong Kong, a position he would serve in for five years, until 1930. Since Clementi was well versed in Cantonese and was a fan of Chinese culture, he had no problems communicating with local people. During his tenure, a Hong Kong-Canton mega-strike that crippled the Hong Kong economy was resolved. Also, during Clementi's tenure, Kai Tak Airport entered operation (it would operate until Hong Kong International Airport entered service in 1998.) Clementi is remembered for ending the traditional Chinese "female maid servitude" system that often resulted in abuses of the maids by the employers. After his tenure as Governor of Hong Kong was ended, Clementi went on to serve as Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Straits Settlements (which included Singapore) and High Commissioner for the Malay States, from February 1930 to November of 1934. This was his last post in the Colonial Services. 6 years later, in 1940, Clementi became the Master of the Mercers' Company. Clementi married Marie Penelope Rose in 1912. The couple had one son and two daughters. Clementi died in High Wycombe, England on April 5th|5 April, 1947.
Clementi published several books:
Clementi has had several places named after him, such as Clementi Secondary School, Clementi Road, and the Clementi Equestrian Trail (???????????????) in Hong Kong and the town of Clementi, Singapore|Clementi in Singapore
| border="2" align="center" |width="30%" align="center"|Preceded by:<br />Acting Administrator Claud Severn (Administrator) |width="40%" align="center"|17th Governor of Hong Kong<br />1925-1930 |width="30%" align="center"|Followed by:<br />Sir Wilfrid Thomas Southorn|Wilfrid Southorn |- | border="2" align="center" |width="30%" align="center"|Preceded by:<br />Sir Hugh Charles Clifford |width="40%" align="center"|Governor of Straits Settlements<br />1930-1934 |width="30%" align="center"|Followed by:<br />Sir Shenton Whitelegge Thomas |- Category:Governors of Hong Kong|Clementi, Cecil Category:1875 births|Clementi, Cecil Category:1947 deaths|Clementi, Cecil zh:金文泰 This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Cecil Clementi".
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