He was the head of the Harry Wicking & Co.[1] He was also appointed member of the board of the Union Insurance Society of Canton in 1927.
[8][9] During his stay in Hong Kong, Owen Hughes joined the Victoria Lodge of the Freemasonry and became the Master.
In August 1926, appointed the District Grand Master of English Freemasonry for Hong Kong and South China, in succession to P. H. Hoyoak who deceased.
The wedding took place at St. John's Cathedral, Hong Kong on 7 December 1929 and was attended by Governor Cecil Clementi.
He was held as prisoner of war at the Stanley Internment Camp during the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong and died in February 1945.