page_title: Edwin Richard Hallifax
section_title: Career
hierarchical_section_title: Edwin Richard Hallifax / Career
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context_page_description: Edwin Richard Hallifax was a senior official in Hong Kong in the early 20th century. There is a double "l" in the spelling of his surname. His official Chinese name is "夏理德". He was regarded as a very conservative officer. He died on 4 May 1950 in Tiverton.
context_section_description: He was appointed as a Colonial Service Cadet and went to Hong Kong in 1897. He was Transvaal Chinese Emigration Agent at Chinwontao in 1905; became a District Officer for the Northern Territory, Hong Kong, in 1907 and Secretary for Chinese Affairs in 1913. He was Private Secretary to the Governor 1914–15, and Secretary for Chinese Affairs in the Government of Hong Kong, in 1918. He was awarded an OBE in 1918; CBE in 1922, and CMG in 1925. He was Commissioner for Hong Kong for the British Empire Exhibition 1924–25. Acted as Colonial Secretary, Hong Kong, on various occasions between 1926 and 1932.
  He learned Chinese from Sit Yanpo, father of the famous Cantonese Opera artist Sit Koksin. He was well known by the Chinese community by his good skills in written and spoken Chinese language.
caption: In 1912, E. R. Hallifax was one of those who accompanied Sir Claud Severn to meet Dr. Sun Yat-sen
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