1. Jack Cater was the founding commissioner of the Independent Commission Against Corruption of Hong Kong.
15 Facts About Jack Cater
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Jack Cater served in Royal Air Force fighter squadrons during the World War II.
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Jack Cater arrived in Hong Kong to work with the British military jurisdiction after the Japanese surrender.
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Jack Cater began his career of civil service in 1946 as a cadet officer in the Fisheries Department, and was made Director of Agriculture and Fisheries in 1964.
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In 1966 Jack Cater attended the Imperial Defence College in London.
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Jack Cater was appointed by then Governor David Trench to lead the team that restored peace and security following the riots in 1967.
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Jack Cater became Defence Secretary and Special Assistant to Governor David Trench during the civil unrest in 1967, and subsequently served as Deputy Colonial Secretary, executive director of the newly established Trade Development Council, Director of Commerce and Industry, Secretary for Information and the Secretary for Home Affairs in 1973.
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Jack Cater was instrumental in establishing schools in all of Hong Kong's fishing villages.
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Jack Cater had tried very hard to persuade people that we had to do something about it, but nobody was prepared to listen.
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Jack Cater was widely respected and much liked in Hong Kong for the way in which he brought the fledgling ICAC to the point where it became strong enough to survive the attacks of vested interests, and of its many enemies both within and without the government.
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From 1981 to 1984, Jack Cater became Hong Kong's Commissioner in London.
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Jack Cater was a consultant to Bechtel, a US engineering contractor, and Philips.
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Sir Jack Cater was born on 21 February 1922, son of a London policeman.
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Jack Cater suffered from Alzheimer's disease during the final few years of his life.
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Jack Cater died in Guernsey on 14 April 2006, aged 84.