3629783Who's Who in the Far East — CLEMENTI,Cecil

CLEMENTI, Cecil ( TAIPO ), M.A., Oxon.; Hongkong Civil Service; b. Sept, 1, 1875. Educ.: St. Paul's School, and Magdalen College, Oxford; B.A., 1898; M.A., 1931; Ion. mention Hertford school, 1895; 1st clas.* mods., 1893; hor. mention Ireland and Craven scholarship, 1896; Boden Sanskrit scholar, 1897; prox. ace. Gaisford (Greek Prose), 1837; 2nd class lit. hum., 1898; prox. ace., Chancellor's Latin essay, 1899. Arrived in Colony, 1899; acting assistant Colonial Secretary and Clerk of Councils, 1900 to 1931; appointed Assistant Registrar General, 1901; seconded for famine relief work in Kwangsi, April, 1933; appointed member of Land Court, New Territories, Dec., 1933. Speaks Chinese, various dialects. Club: Hongkong. Address: Taipo, New Territoiy, Hongkong.