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The opening as it read in 2005

Young was born on 30 June 1886 and was educated at Eton and King's College, Cambridge . He entered Ceylon Civil Service in 1909 and served in the European War from 1915. He served as Principal Assistant Colonial Secretary of Ceylon from 1923 to 1928 , then as Colonial Secretary of Sierra Leone from 1928 to 1930 . From 1930 to 1933 , he served as Chief secretary to the Government of Palestine , during the British Mandate of Palestine . From 5 August 1933 to March 1938 , he served as Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Barbados . From November 1937 to February 1938 , he served at the administered Government of Trinidad and Tobago . Then from 1938 to 1941 , he became the last Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Tanganyika Territory British Mandate. He served as Governor of Hong Kong between 1941 and 1947 . During his term, which coincided with the Pacific theatre of World War II , Hong Kong came under the threat of Japanese invasion. At 08:00, December 8 , 1941 , several hours after Pearl Harbor was attacked, Hong Kong came under fire of Imperial Japanese Forces. The attacks only lasted for 18 days, and ended when Young and his army surrendered to the Japanese General Takashi Sakai . That day was December 25 , the 'black Christmas' known by Hong Kong people, who were then subject to Japanese rule for next 3 years and 8 months. Young was a prisoner of war in Japanese hands from December 1941 to August 1945 . He resumed duties in Hong Kong on 1 May 1946 . He retired in 1947 and died on 12 May 1974 . He and his wife, Josephine Mary, had two sons and two daughters. Young was created C.M.G. in 1931 , K.C.M.G. in 1934 , and G.C.M.G. in 1946 .¹

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Sir Mark Aitchison Young , GCMG (30 June 1886 – 12 May 1974, 楊慕琦) was a British administrator who became the Governor of Hong Kong during the years immediately before and after the Japanese occupation of the territory .

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The opening as it stood in 2015

Sir Mark Aitchison Young , GCMG (楊慕琦, 30 June 1886 – 12 May 1974) was a British administrator who became the Governor of Hong Kong during the years immediately before and after the Japanese occupation of the territory .

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The opening as it stood in 2020

Sir Mark Aitchison Young GCMG (楊慕琦, 30 June 1886 – 12 May 1974) was a British administrator who became the Governor of Hong Kong during the years immediately before and after the Japanese occupation of the territory .

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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023

British administrator Sir Mark Aitchison Young GCMG (楊慕琦, 30 June 1886 – 12 May 1974) was a British administrator who became the Governor of Hong Kong during the years immediately before and after the Japanese occupation of the territory .

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The opening as it stood in 2025

British administrator Sir Mark Aitchison Young GCMG KStJ ( Chinese : 楊慕琦 ; 30 June 1886 – 12 May 1974) was a British colonial administrator , who is best remembered for his service as the Governor of Hong Kong at the time of the Japanese invasion of the territory in 1941. Born in British India , the son and grandson of senior members of the Indian Civil Service , Young followed in the steps of his two elder brothers and became a colonial administrator, serving in Ceylon, Sierra Leone, Palestine, before becoming governor of Barbados and of Tanganyika . Young assumed the governorship of Hong Kong in 1941, three months before the outbreak of the Pacific War . During the Battle of Hong Kong , Young refused to capitulate on numerous occasions, before surrendering on Christmas Day, 1941 in order to avoid further bloodshed. Young then became a Japanese prisoner-of-war until 1945. After a period of recovery, Young returned to Hong Kong in 1946 as its governor, Young introduced limited democratic reforms in Hong Kong, which were undone by his successor, Sir Alexander Grantham . Retiring to England, Young died in Winchester in 1974.

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