This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Chinese members of Swire who died in WW1 or WW2
Commemorated ati
Swire war memorial - 1
The names are grouped by brief company identifier, which we’ve recognised as ...
Swire war memorial - 2
The names, given on the other plaque, are not Chinese (being Smith, etc.) so ...
Other Subjects
Anglo-Chinese friendship
13 March 1972: diplomatic relations were established between the UK and the People's Republic of China. Since then, with the economic rise of China, the UK has tried to maintain good relations, a t...
Concept, Community / Clubs, Politics & Administration, China/Hong Kong
Richard Hughes (journalist)
Richard Joseph Hughes CBE was an Australian journalist who spent much of his life in the Far East as correspondent for The Times and other publications. Generally considered to be a British spy and...
Person, Espionage, Journalism / Publishing, Australia, China/Hong Kong
Lao She
Chinese novelist and dramatist. Born Beijing as Shu Qingchun. Lao She was his pen name. Lectured at what is now SOAS 1924 - 9. During this time he discovered Dickens and began his own writing. Best...
Sir Percy Cradock
British diplomat, civil servant and sinologist who served as British Ambassador to the People's Republic of China 1978 - 83, playing a significant role in the Sino-British negotiations which led u...
Christopher John Turner CBE
British colonial administrator and diplomat. Born Kingston upon Thames. Joined the Colonial Service in Tanganyika as a District Officer in 1958 and become the youngest District Commissioner in Afr...
Group, Politics & Administration, Africa, Caribbean Islands, China/Hong Kong
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