George McDonald Goldsack (18 September 1902 – 16 August 1969) was a British businessman in China and Hong Kong. He was an unofficial member of the

Legislative Council of Hong Kong The Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (LegCo) is the unicameral legislature of Hong Kong. It sits under China's " one country, two systems" constitutional arrangement, and is the power centre of Hong Kong ...

from 1960 to 1961. Goldsack was born on 18 September 1902 on 5 Nightingdale Road,

Dover Dover () is a town and major ferry port in Kent, South East England. It faces France across the Strait of Dover, the narrowest part of the English Channel at from Cap Gris Nez in France. It lies south-east of Canterbury and east of Maidstone ...

, England. He married Charlotte Mernetta Richards (1908–1997) and moved to

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, China for worked for the Dodwell & Co., one of the leading British trading firms in China at that time. During the

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they were imprisoned for four years. He was the chairman of the

Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce The Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce (HKGCC; ) was founded on 29 May 1861, and is the oldest and one of the largest business organizations in Hong Kong. It has around 4,000 corporate members, who combined employ around one-third of Hong Kon ...

and the chamber representative in the

from 1960 to 61 until he retired in 1961 and returned to Dover. He died on 16 August 1969 in

Benenden Benenden is a village and civil parish in the borough of Tunbridge Wells in Kent, England. The parish is located on the Weald, to the west of Tenterden. In addition to the main village, Iden Green, East End, Dingleden and Standen Street settlem ...

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, England.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Goldsack, George McDonald 1902 births 1969 deaths British expatriates in China British people in British Hong Kong Hong Kong chief executives Members of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong People from Dover, Kent