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16 hours ago · Background Sir Henry Pottinger, the 1st Governor of Hong Kong. It was not uncommon for British officials to be given translation of their names in history. Before getting a new translation, the name of the very first Hong Kong colonial governor, Henry Pottinger, was originally translated as 煲 顛 茶 or Bōu Dīn Chàh in Cantonese which phonetically rhymes with his family name Pottinger ...
