[2] After receiving his diploma, Jordan travelled to British Hong Kong and entered into a partnership with W. S. Adams which would eventually become Anderson & Partners.
[2] Once the colonial surgeon post was abolished, Jordan took over from Adams as Port Health Officer, in addition to running his own medical practice.
[1]: 32 As he was earning income from his own private practice, Chinese patients treated at the Alice Memorial Hospital received free treatment from Jordan and his fellow doctors.
[2] Alongside Patrick Manson and James Cantlie, Jordan helped to found the Hong Kong Medical College.
[1]: 32 [5] After Jordan's death, his uncle Paul Chater founded a library in his name within the Students' Union of the University of Hong Kong, which was opened the following September by his widow.