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Sir John Pope-Hennessy, KCMG (Chinese Translated Name ?????????) (1834 - 1891) was a British Empire|British politician and Colonial Administrator, who became the 8th Governor of Hong Kong Sir John Pope Hennessy was born in 1891 in Ireland. He is a Catholic who strongly believed Liberalism. Hennessy completed his medical training at School of Queen's College at Ireland. Afterwards, he joined the British Army Medical Department and later studied law and became a legal professional. He started his Public Service career as the Supplemental Clerk at the Privy Council, and eventually became a minor Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative member of the British Parliament. Hennessy eventually joined the Colonial Office and became the Governor of Sierra Leone from 1872 to 1873. 4 years later, he became the Governor of Barbados, until 1877. Immediately after his tenure in Barbados, Hennessy was appointed asGovernor of Hong Kong, a position from which he served until 1882. During his tenure, Hennessy realized that the Chinese people, who were treated as second-class citizens up to that time, have an increasingly important influence on the Hong Kong economy. With that in mind, he lifted the ban that fobade Chinese people from buying lands, constructing buildings, and operate businesses in the Central District. This caused a development boom in the Central District. Also, he allowed Chinese people in Hong Kong to become Naturalised UK Citizens, and appointed a Chinese into the territory's legislative assembly, the first such appointment ever in Hong Kong history. After his tenure as Governor of Hong Kong was over, Hennessy went on to become the Governor of Mauritius, a position in which he served until 1893. This was his last post in the Colonial Service. His personal motto is "Three Grand Qualifications to Success", in which he described as "The first is audacity, the second is audacity, and the third is audacity". Sir John Wyndham Pope-Hennessy (1913 - 1994), who was a British art historian and the director of the British Museum|director of the British Museum from 1974 until 1976, was Hennessy's grandson. Hennessy died in 1891.
Hennessy Road, which is located in the commercial and shopping area at Wan Chai and Causeway Bay in Hong Kong, and the Hennessy Public Elementary School, which is close to Hennessy Road, were both named after him. start box <!--| border="2" align="center"--> |width="30%" align="center"|Preceded by:<br>Acting Administrator John Jennings Kendall |width="40%" align="center"|Governor of Sierra Leone<br>1872-1873 |width="30%" align="center"|Followed by:<br>Robert Keate |- |width=25% align=center|Preceded by:<br>Sanford Freeling (Acting Governor) |width=25% align=center|Governor of Barbados<br> 1876-1877 |width=25% align=center|Succeeded by<br> George Cumine Strahan |- <!--| border="2" align="center"--> |width="30%" align="center"|Preceded by:<br>Sir Arthur Edward Kennedy |width="40%" align="center"|Governor of Hong Kong<br>1877-1882 |width="30%" align="center"|Followed by:<br>Acting Administrator Sir William H. Marsh |- <!--| border="2" align="center"--> |width="30%" align="center"|Preceded by:<br>Sir Frederick Napier Broome |width="40%" align="center"|Governor of Mauritius<br>1883-1889 |width="30%" align="center"|Followed by:<br>Sir Charles Cameron Lees end box UK-bio-stub HK-bio-stub category:Governors of Hong Kong|Hennessy, John Pope zh:????????? This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "John Pope Hennessy".
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