Sir Mark Young, Governor of Hong Kong, returned to the Colony on April 30, 1946, after being a prisoner of war during WWII. He was greeted with an official welcome and later paid tribute to those who defended the Colony. This article is an archival piece from May 1, 1946.

Sir Mark Young returns This article was first published on May 1, 1946 Sir Mark Young, Governor of Hongkong, returned to the Colony yesterday (April 30, 1946). Sir Mark was Governor when the Japanese attacked on December 8, 1941 and was a prisoner of war until the capitulation. An official welcome took place when Sir Mark stepped ashore from Queen’s Pier. Broadcasting from Government House in the evening, Sir Mark paid a tribute to the memory of those who fell in the defence of the Colony and...