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John James Cowperthwaite

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British colonial administrator (1915-2006)

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Sir John James Cowperthwaite, KBE, CMG, was a British civil servant who served as Financial Secretary of Hong Kong from 1961 to 1971. His introduction of free-market economic policies are widely credited with turning postwar Hong Kong into a thriving global financial centre.

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Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George

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Sir John James Cowperthwaite, KBE, CMG, was a British civil servant who served as Financial Secretary of Hong Kong from 1961 to 1971. His introduction of free-market economic policies are widely credited with turning postwar Hong Kong into a thriving global financial centre. During Cowperthwaite's tenure as Financial Secretary, real wages in Hong Kong rose by 50%, and the portion of the population in acute poverty fell from 50% to 15%.

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United Kingdom
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deceased
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Lived 1915 to 2006 · aged 90
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