George Samuel Zimmern JP (17 February 1904 – 19 November 1979), also named in Chinese community as Canon George She ( 施玉麒), was a well-known

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in Hong Kong. Born of Eurasian parentage, he attended the

Diocesan Boys' School The Diocesan Boys' School (DBS) is a day and boarding Anglican boys' school in Hong Kong, located at 131 Argyle Street, Hong Kong, Argyle Street, Mong Kok, Kowloon. The school's mission is "to provide a liberal education based on Christianity ...

, HK, followed by Oxford University in England. Returning to Hong Kong, some of his most remarkable jobs included barrister-at-law, magistrate, warden of St. John's Hall (1939–1952), headmaster of

(1955–1961), and

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of St. John's Cathedral. As a close friend and supporter of Bishop R. O. Hall, Canon She was one of the founders of the Street Sleepers' Shelter Society, the Boys' and Girls' Clubs Association, the

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and a number of workers' children schools. He baptised Sir

Robert Ho Tung Sir Robert Ho Tung Bosman, (22 December 1862 – 26 April 1956, ), also known as Sir Robert Ho Tung, was a businessman and philanthropist in British Hong Kong. Known as "the grand old man of Hong Kong" (), he was knighted in 1915 (Knight Bac ...

on his death bed, as well as Sir

Shouson Chow Sir Shouson Chow (; 1861–1959), also known as Chow Cheong-Ling (), was a Hong Kong businessman and politician. He had been a Qing dynasty official and prominent in the Government of Hong Kong. Family Chow is said to have been born in Wong ...

. After retiring from DBS in 1961, he spent his last years in

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and became the priest-in-charge of

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External links

George She Memorial Dedicated at DBS
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Nicholas L. Chan,

Ta Kung Pao ''Ta Kung Pao'' (; formerly ''L'Impartial'' in Latin-based languages) is a Hong Kong-based, state-owned Chinese-language newspaper. Founded in Tianjin in 1902, the paper is controlled by the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government i ...

, 23 November 2004
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Nicholas L. Chan,

, 24 November 2004 Hong Kong educators Barristers of Hong Kong 1904 births 1979 deaths Hong Kong Anglicans Hong Kong expatriates in the United Kingdom 20th-century Hong Kong philanthropists Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui clergy People educated at Diocesan Boys' School {{HongKong-law-bio-stub