Henry Pollock
Sir Henry Edward Pollock, QC, JP (Chinese: 普樂, 16 December 1864 - 2 February 1953) was an English barrister who became a prominent politician in Hong Kong. He had acted as Attorney General in Hong Kong for several occasions, and was once appointed the same post in Fiji. He had also served as Senior Unofficial Member of both the Legislative Council and Executive Council for a long period of time in pre-Pacific War Hong Kong. Along with Sir Paul Chater, then Governor Sir Frederick Lugard (later Lord Lugard) and others, Sir Henry was one of the founders of the University of Hong Kong.
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