Sir Alexander William George Herder

Sir Alexander William George Herder Grantham, as the 22nd British government of Hong Kong, began his colonial administration career in 1947. He was the successor of Mark Aitchison Young, who was kept in prison during the Japanese occupation of the city. The year 1947 is a significant and special moment in the history of Hong Kong since it was the new age after the end of the Second World War and the fall of the Japanese governance. The Great British Empire was defeated by the Japanese in Far East, the British had lost their glory and fame in this war.