Crawford Murray MacLehose, Baron MacLehose of Beoch KT, GBE, KCMG, KCVO, PC, HonLLD, MA (October 16, 1917 - May 27, 2000) was the 25th Governor of Hong Kong, from 1971 to 1982. MacLehose was born in Glasgow, Scotland in October 1917 and attended Balliol College, University of Oxford. Before being appointed Governor of Hong Kong, he served at the British Embassy in Peking and was British Ambassador to Denmark until 1971. The initials KT or kT could mean KT - The Knights Templar KT - the postnominal of a knight of the Order of the Thistle kT (energy) - the product of Boltzmann constant k and temperature kT - kiloton - mass of 1000 tonnes, also a unit of explosive power of atomic bomb KT - Keitai... Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions, in order of seniority: Knight or Dame Grand Cross... On the Orders insignia, St Michael is often depicted subduing Satan. ... Victoria founded the Royal Victorian Order. ... PC may stand for: Coastal Patrol, according to its US Navy hull classification symbol P Chidambaram, finance minister of India Parsec, written pc PC, a Mazda piston engine Penn Central - a railroad in the United States (AAR reporting mark PC) Percent or per cent, written Personal computer, IBM PC, or... A masters degree is an academic degree usually awarded for completion of a postgraduate or graduate course of one to three years in duration. ... October 16 is the 289th day of the year (290th in Leap years). ... 1917 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... May 27 is the 147th day (148th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 218 days remaining. ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Governor of Hong Kong was a British official who ruled Hong Kong during the colonial period between 1841 and 1997 and was ex officio Commander-in-Chief and Vice-Admiral of Hong Kong. ... 1971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... 1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Glasgows location in Scotland Glasgow (or Glaschu in Gaelic) is Scotlands largest city, on the River Clyde in west central Scotland. ... Scotland (Alba in Scottish Gaelic) is a country in northwest Europe and a constituent nation of the United Kingdom. ... 1917 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Full name Balliol College Motto - Named after John de Balliol Previous names - Established 1263 Sister College St Johns College, Cambridge Master Andrew Graham (academic) Location Broad Street Undergraduates 403 Graduates 228 Homepage Boatclub Balliol College, founded in 1263, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford... The University of Oxford, located in the city of Oxford, England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... For other uses, see Ambassador (disambiguation). ... 1971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ...

He was Governor of Hong Kong from November 1971 to May 1982, making him Hong Kong's longest serving governor; his ten and a half years in office slighty exceeding Sir Alexander Grantham's ten years and 5 months. 1971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... 1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sir Alexander William George Herder Grantham (1899 - 1978) was a British colonial governor. ...

During his Governorship, MacLehose announced the Ten-year Housing Programme in 1972 and, in 1974, established the ICAC, the Independent Commission Against Corruption. This sparked off a massive act of disobedience and a certain amount of violence amongst serving police officers who feared prosecution for their long years of corrupt behaviour in "the best police force that money can buy". In order to defuse the situation, MacLehose issued a general amnesty, a measure which, although effective, caused considerable misgivings, especially amongst those relatively few police officers who had resisted the temptation to lapse into corrupt practices. Eventually, however, the ICAC helped Hong Kong become one of the least corrupt societies in Asia, if not the world. 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) was formed on 15 February 1974 to clean up endemic corruption in Hong Kong government and in particular, the Royal Hong Kong Police Force. ...

Other major policies in the MacLehose era include the introduction of 9 years of compulsory education, the passing of the Labour Ordinance, the establishment of the social assistance scheme, the building of the Mass Transit Railway, the expansion of community facilities and the development of satellite towns, such as Sha Tin and Tuen Mun. This article is about MTR as a metro system. ... Shing Mun River and Lek Yuen Bridge (瀝源橋). New Town Plaza, under renovation. ... Tuen Mun (屯門) is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. ...

In 1979, MacLehose raised the question of Britain's 99-year lease of the New Territories, north of Boundary Street on the Kowloon Peninsula, with Deng Xiaoping. The talks paved the way for the handover of the entire territory of Hong Kong, including those parts ceded to the UK in perpetuity, to the People's Republic of China on July 1, 1997. MacLehose returned to Hong Kong to attend the handover ceremony. 1979 is a common year starting on Monday. ... The New Territories (Chinese: æ–°ç•Œ, Pinyin: XÄ«njiè) is the area of land in Hong Kong, north of the Kowloon peninsula, south of Shenzhen He / Shum Chun River (深圳河) and Hong Kongs outlying islands (including Lantau Island, Lamma Island, Cheung Chau, and Peng Chau), leased from Qing China to Britain in... Deng Xiaoping Deng Xiaoping   listen? (Simplified Chinese: 邓小平; Traditional Chinese: 鄧小平; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Teng Hsiao-ping; pronounced Dung Shyao-ping; August 22, 1904—February 19, 1997) was a revolutionary elder in the Communist Party of China (CPC) who served as the de facto ruler of the Peoples Republic of... July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Knighted in 1983, MacLehose was made a life peer as Baron MacLehose of Beoch of Maybole in the District of Kyle and Carrick and of Victoria in Hong Kong in 1982. He died in Ayrshire, Scotland in May 2000. In the United Kingdom, Life Peers are appointed members of the Peerage whose titles may not be inherited (those whose titles are inheritable are known as hereditary peers). ... Ayrshire (Scottish Gaelic, Siorrachd Inbhir Àir) is a traditional county in south-west Scotland, located on the shores of the Firth of Clyde. ... Scotland (Alba in Scottish Gaelic) is a country in northwest Europe and a constituent nation of the United Kingdom. ...

Murray MacLehose was an enthusiastic and indefatigable hiker and the 100-kilometre MacLehose Trail, containing ten hiking segments stretching from Sai Kung to Tsuen Wan in Hong Kong, is, appropriately, named after him.

The MacLehose Medical Rehabilition Centre, the MacLehose Dental Centre, the Lady MacLehose Holiday Village, and the Sir Murray MacLehose Trust Fund also commemorate him or his wife.

Well over six feet tall and very decidedly Scottish, albeit after a somewhat aristocratic fashion, MacLehose looked every inch the benign and genial colonial governor. Despite this, he always felt very much ill at ease in his gubernatorial uniform and took great pains to avoid wearing it. He was widely and affectionately known as "Jock the Sock", in reference both to his heritage and to his name.

Sir David Clive Crosbie Trench GCMG MC (June 2, 1915 - 1988) was the governor of Hong Kong from April 1964 to October 1971. ... The Governor of Hong Kong was a British official who ruled Hong Kong during the colonial period between 1841 and 1997 and was ex officio Commander-in-Chief and Vice-Admiral of Hong Kong. ... 1971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... 1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sir Edward Youde (June 19, 1924 - December 4, 1986) was a British administrator, diplomat and Sinologist. ...

External links

• MacLehose Trail