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Hong Kong Governor Sir Mark Young Returns After WWII in 1946

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.

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