Sir_Andrew_Caldecott.jpg


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中文: The image here is claimed to be Public Domain as it is:
  1. A portrait of one of Hong Kong's most famous politicians;
  2. The image used is of a ceremonial and not a commerical value;
  3. The article is greatly improved by the prominence of this photo;
  4. Which is hosted and displayed on the not-for-profit Wikipedia Encylopedia for educational purposes.
  5. The person in the photo died in 1951 and therefore the copyright has expired.

Sir Andrew Caldecott, Knight, GCMC, CBE, KStJ (1881 - 1948), British colonial Governor of Hong Kong (1935 - 1937) and Ceylon (1937 - 1944). Public Record Office c. 1935 - c. 1947 Unknown photographer. Owned by the Government of Hong Kong

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Date 12 May 2009 (original upload date)
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Author The original uploader was Clithering at Chinese Wikipedia .

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  • 2009-05-12 16:17 Clithering 483×640× (165972 bytes) ==附加資料== ===Public Domain=== The image here is claimed to be '''Public Domain''' as it is: #A portrait of one of Hong Kong's most famous politicians; #The image used is of a ceremonial and not a commerical value; #The article is greatly improved