John Gardiner Austin was a Colonial Secretary

Chief Secretary

The Chief Secretary is the title of a senior civil servant in members of the Commonwealth of Nations, and, historically, in the British Empire. Prior to the dissolution of the colonies, the Chief Secretary was the second most important official in a colony of the British Empire after the...

 of Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...

 from 1868 to 1879. He was Auditor General

Director of Audit (Hong Kong)

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 from 1870 to 1879. He was Administrator from March 1876 to April 1877.

Memory

Mount Austin

Mount Austin

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 on Hong Kong Island

Hong Kong Island

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, Austin Road

Austin Road

Austin Road is a road in Kowloon, Hong Kong. It was named after John Gardiner Austin, Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong from 1868 to 1879.-Location:...

 and Austin Avenue in Kowloon

Kowloon

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 were named after him. The Austin Station of the MTR

MTR

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was so-named due to its proximity to Austin Road West, and the naming may be more influenced by geographical convenience rather than any direct link to Austin himself.