[2] When the British first began to settle in Hong Kong in 1842, there were few who believed that the place would prosper and grow into a great city, there were few who were willing to plan for the needs of a permanent population.
He envisioned that one day, Hong Kong would serve as an important role in China's future.
[4] In less than ten years from the establishment of Hong Kong, there was a church about 300 yards north east of Government House and a school about the same distance west.
St. Paul's produced some scholars and some men of distinction – but its first sixty years varied, as people wonder whether this city would grow and prosper.
He was married to Lucy Ann Head in March 1843, and sailed together for Hong Kong in June of the same year.