John Gardiner Austin

John Gardiner Austin (Chinese: 柯士甸) was a Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong from 1868 to 1879.^[1] He was Auditor General from 1870 to 1879.^[2] He was Administrator from March 1876 to April 1877.

Memory

Mount Austin on Hong Kong Island, Austin Road and Austin Avenue in Kowloon were named after him. The Austin Station of the MTR was so-named due to its proximity to Austin Road West, and the naming may be more influenced by geographical convenience rather than any direct link to Austin himself.

References

^ London Gazette: no. 23353. p. 772. 18 February 1868. Retrieved 2009-06-27.
^ Audit Commission: Directors of Audit to date

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Preceded by William Thomas Mercer	Colonial Secretary of Hongkong 1868-1879	Succeeded by William Henry Marsh
Preceded by Sir Arthur Edward Kennedy	Administrator of Hong Kong March 1876-April 1877	Succeeded by Sir John Pope Hennessy

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