Jack Cater
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Murray MacLehose | |
|---|---|
| Succeeded by | Donald Luddington |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 February 1922 London, United Kingdom |
| Died | 14 April 2006 (aged 84) Guernsey |
| Spouse | Peggy |
| Children | 3 |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Branch/service |  Royal Air Force |
| Rank | Squadron Leader[1] |
Sir Jack Cater,
Biography
Career
Cater served in
Cater was instrumental in establishing schools in all of Hong Kong's fishing villages.
In February 1974, he was delighted to accept appointment to the first Commissionership of the
People did not want to believe there was such rampant corruption in Hong Kong. He had tried very hard to persuade people that we had to do something about it, but nobody was prepared to listen.[4]
Cater was widely respected and much liked in Hong Kong for the way in which he brought the fledgling ICAC to the point where it became strong enough to survive the attacks of vested interests, and of its many enemies both within and without the government. As a result of Cater's vital early direction, the ICAC was able to grow into a body which presided over the (almost total) eradication of corruption, both official (Governmental) and elsewhere, in Hong Kong.
From 1981 to 1984, Cater became Hong Kong's Commissioner in London. Afterwards, he joined China Light & Power Co., and became the head of Hong Kong Nuclear Investment Co, a nuclear power station venture at Daya Bay in Guangdong province. He was also a consultant to Bechtel, a US engineering contractor, and Philips.[3]
In 1995, he was awarded an Honorary Degree (Doctor of Laws) by the University of Bath.[5]
Personal
Sir Jack was born on 21 February 1922, son of a London policeman.[6]
Sir Jack was married to Peggy in 1950. The couple lived most of their life together in Hong Kong, until the late 1990s. They had three children, Susan, Jacqueline, and Richard.
Sir Jack and Lady Cater returned to Britain, and settled on Guernsey in the Channel Islands in 2001. Cater suffered from Alzheimer's disease during the final few years of his life. He died in Guernsey on 14 April 2006, aged 84.
A memorial was held for him in Hong Kong at the
In popular culture
In the 2021 Hong Kong film Once Upon a Time in Hong Kong, Sir Jack Cater was portrayed by Michael Joseph Rosenthal.
See also
References
- ^ "Sir Jack Cater". The Daily Telegraph. London. 20 April 2006. Archived from the original on 19 January 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ^ "Appreciation by CE at memorial service for Sir Jack Cater". The Government of Hong Kong SAR:News Archives. HK SAR Government. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ a b c "Sir Jack Cater". The Telegraph. 20 April 2006. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
- ^ Lee, Klaudia (22 October 2006), "Cater was ready to quit over graft, says widow.", South China Morning Post
- ^ "Honorary Graduates 1989 to present". bath.ac.uk. University of Bath. Archived from the original on 17 July 2010. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
- ^ St John's Cathedral, Hong Kong. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
- South China Morning Post, 22 October 2006 "In memory of HK's 'knight in shining armour' " (Page 3)