George Digby Barker (Chinese Translated Name 伯加) was a British soldier and colonial administrator who became the acting administrator of Hong Kong between May and December of 1891. He was eventually succeeded by Sir William Robinson, who became the 11th Governor of Hong Kong. He was the Major General of China and Hong Kong from 1890 to 1895. A soldier is a person who serves in an armed force for pay. ... 1891 (MDCCCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... William Robinson (1838 - 1935) was a practical gardener and journalist whose ideas about wild gardens spurred the movement that is still recognized as the English cottage garden, an outgrowth of the British Arts and Crafts movement. ... Insignia of a United States Air Force Major General German Generalmajor Insignia Major General is a military rank used in many countries. ... 1890 (MDCCCXC) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar). ... 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

Barker Road on The Peak was named after him. The Mansion of the Chief Secretary is located on there. The view of Hong Kong, Kowloon and Victoria Harbour from the top of Victoria Peak in Hong Kong Island Victoria Peak or The Peak (太平山頂, 扯旗山, 爐峯, Tai Ping Shan, Mount Austin; usually referred to locally in Cantonese by the nickname Shàn Déng, 山頂, literally mountain peak) is a mountain in the...