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Franklin Charles Gimson

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Franklin Charles Gimson, KBE. (1890 - 1975???was a British Empire|British colonial administrator, who became the Chief Secretary of Hong Kong and ruled Hong Kong in the Governor's absence immediately after the end of World War II.

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Gimson was the Chief Secretary for Administration|Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong from December 8th|8 December, 1941 to December 25th|25 December, 1941. He was arrested by the Japanese Occupying Forces in Hong Kong after the British forces surrendered on what is know known as Black Christmas.

During the period of the Japanese Occupation, he was imprisoned by the Japanese Milltary at the Stanley Prison until August 15th|15 August, 1945, when Hong Kong was liberated.

After the occupation of the Japanese, he was the Head of the Hong Kong Provisional Government from until September of that year, when he handed the government over to Real Admiral Sir Cecil H.J. Harcourt|Cecil Harcourt, who became the head of a military government until Young's return.

Gimson was later appointed to be the Governor of Singapore at 1946, he would serve this position until 1952.

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|width=20% align=center|Preceded by Norman Lockhart Smith
|width=30% align=center|Chief Secretary for Administration|Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong 1941
|width=20% align=center|Succeeded by David Mercer Macdougall
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|width=20% align=center|Preceded by Hisaichi Tanaka (Japanese Governor of Hong Kong)
|width=30% align=center|Governor of Hong Kong|Head of Provisional British Colonial Government in Hong Kong August-September 1945
|width=20% align=center|Succeeded by Rear Admiral Sir Cecil H.J. Harcourt
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|width=20% align=center|Preceded by Louis Francis Mountbatten|Earl of Mountbatten (Military of Administrator)
|width=30% align=center|Governor of Singapore 1946 - 1952
|width=20% align=center|Succeeded by Sir John Fearns Nicoll
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Category:1890 births|Gimson, Franklin Charles
Category:1975 deaths|Gimson, Franklin Charles
category:Chief Secretaries of Hong Kong|Gimson, Franklin Charles
category:Hong Kong World War II people|Gimson, Franklin Charles
Category:Knights Commander of the British Empire|Gimson, Franklin Charles

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