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'''Claude Bramall Burgess''' ([[Chinese language|Chinese:]] 白嘉時, February 25, 1910 - November 2, 1998), [[Order of St Michael and St George|CMG]], [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]], MA was the [[Chief Secretary for Administration|Colonial Secretary]] of Hong Kong from 1958 - 1963.
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'''Claude Bramall Burgess''' {{post-nominals|CMG|OBE}} ([[Chinese language|Chinese:]] 白嘉時, 25 February 1910 – 2 November 1998){{cn|date=February 2024}} was the [[Chief Secretary for Administration|Colonial Secretary]] of Hong Kong from 1958 to 1963.<ref name="DecreeGranted">{{cite news |title=Decree granted |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-telegraph-decree-granted/140145071/ |access-date=3 February 2024 |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=29 April 1965 |page=25}}</ref>


From 1939 - 1941, He was the Deputy Clerk of the [[Legislative Council of Hong Kong]] and he become the Acting Clerk of the Legislative Council at 1946. {{Fact|date=February 2007}}
On 9 October 1935, he was appointed Second Assistant Superintendent of Imports and Exports.<ref>{{cite news |title=Government Appointments |url=https://archive.org/details/NPSH19351013/page/n7 |access-date=3 February 2024 |work=Hong Kong Sunday Herald |date=13 October 1935 |page=8 |language=English}}</ref> From 1939 to 1941, he was the Deputy Clerk of the [[Legislative Council of Hong Kong]] and he became the Acting Clerk of the Legislative Council at 1946.{{cn|date=May 2023}}


==Personal life==
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In 1952, Burgess married his wife Margaret. They divorced in 1965.<ref name="DecreeGranted"/>

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Latest revision as of 20:48, 19 September 2024

Claude Bramall Burgess CMG OBE (Chinese: 白嘉時, 25 February 1910 – 2 November 1998)[citation needed] was the Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong from 1958 to 1963.[1]

On 9 October 1935, he was appointed Second Assistant Superintendent of Imports and Exports.[2] From 1939 to 1941, he was the Deputy Clerk of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong and he became the Acting Clerk of the Legislative Council at 1946.[citation needed]

Personal life

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In 1952, Burgess married his wife Margaret. They divorced in 1965.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Decree granted". The Daily Telegraph. 29 April 1965. p. 25. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Government Appointments". Hong Kong Sunday Herald. 13 October 1935. p. 8. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
Government offices
Preceded by Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong
1958–1963
Succeeded by