George Thompson Hare CMG ISO (1 May 1863 – 25 February 1906) was a British Protector appointed by the British government who was responsible for administering the Chinese Protectorate charged with the well-being of ethnic Chinese residents in the Federated Malay States and the Straits Settlements.

[1] In 1882, Hare joined the civil service of the Straits Settlements as a cadet and spent his first years studying the Hokkien language at Amoy.

[4] Described as the most noted English authority on Chinese matters in the Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States, he also played a large part in implementing the government policy of suppressing the Chinese secret societies including the Gee Hin Society in Penang.

He promoted the introduction of Chinese padi planters to the country and introduced a salt making industry with the formation of a company.

He established a home for the maintenance of Chinese women and children who had been sent from China for immoral purposes, and founded a college for the training of interpreters.