I just want to say that Sir Cecil is my homeboy. His "ride" makes up a solid chunk of most of the long runs I do these days. Running on the relatively flat and picturesque path, weaving above the melee of the northern section of HK Island, this morning it occurred to me, " Who is this Sir Cecil and what was he riding?"
So I looked him up. Thank you very much Wikipedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cecil_Clementi
Very smart guy. Turns out he spoke fluent Canto and Mandarin and he also read Sanskrit. I love the old colonial governors. They were definitely adventurers. Some of the highlights of his tenure include the abolition of female maid servitude and the resolution of the HK-Canton labor strikes. Most importantly, he left an excellent walking/running/ jogging path.
Go Cecil...Now I need to find out about his lady... she has a whole separate ride. Giddy up!
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