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William Alexander Pickering CMG (9 June 1840 – 26 January 1907) was the first Protector appointed on 3 May 1877 by the British government to administer the Chinese Protectorate in colonial Singapore. He was the first European official in Singapore who could speak fluent Mandarin and Hokkien and gained the trust of many of the Singapore Chinese. His efforts went a long way towards controlling the problems posed by the secret societies then. in Singapore's Chinatown is named after him.

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  • William Alexander Pickering CMG (9 June 1840 – 26 January 1907) was the first Protector appointed on 3 May 1877 by the British government to administer the Chinese Protectorate in colonial Singapore. He was the first European official in Singapore who could speak fluent Mandarin and Hokkien and gained the trust of many of the Singapore Chinese. His efforts went a long way towards controlling the problems posed by the secret societies then. in Singapore's Chinatown is named after him. (en)
  • 必麒麟,CMG(英語:William Alexander Pickering,或譯畢麒麟、白麒麟,1840年6月9日-1907年1月26日),是一位出身英國諾丁罕郡的探險家與官員。他在1863年抵達臺灣,並先後任職於打狗子口海關、安平海關、天利行、怡記洋行。他曾深入臺灣山區探訪並留下大量相關文獻紀錄。 (zh)
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