Michael Turner (banker)

He was the son of Skinner Turner, at that time Judge of the British Court for Siam in Bangkok and later Chief Judge of the British Supreme Court for China based in Shanghai.

Turner was later transferred to Singapore where he was interned in Changi Prison for the duration of World War II.

Following retirement in 1963, Turner served as Chairman of the British Bank of the Middle East.

Morriss Stranack lived in Shanghai, China and he was originally from Durban, South Africa.

A Turner Room on Level 41 of the main Hong Kong branch of HSBC commemorates his services to the bank.