He was arrested and imprisoned during the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong and died in Stanley Prison .
He was the most powerful financier in the Far East in the 1930s and took an important role in establishing Hong Kong dollar as the official currency of the colony .
financier was arrested and imprisoned during the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong and died in Stanley Prison .
He was the most powerful financier in the Far East in the 1930s and took an important role in establishing Hong Kong dollar as the official currency of the colony .