Chong He - Artist Info

About Chong He

  • Biography

    Norman Lockhart Smith was in the Hong Kong Civil Service from 1910 to 1941 and became Colonial Secretary in 1936. He served as Acting Governor at various times, the longest being between April and November 1937.

    On his retirement in November 1941, Norman Lockhart Smith left Hong Kong with his family on 7th December 1941. Norman Lockhart Smith continued to be the patron of Chinese culture and arts.

    He published a compilation of Chinese poetry, The Penguin Book of Chinese Verse, in 1962 in collaboration with a colleague, Sir Robert Kotewall, from their time in Hong Kong.

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