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- ↑ St John's Cathedral web-site
- ↑ "Alaric Pearson ROSE [1909-1985]| Gwulo: Old Hong Kong".
- ↑ Durham University
- ↑ "Imperial to International: A History of St John's Cathedral Hong Kong" Wolfendale,S p283: Hong Kong Hong Kong University Press, 2013 ISBN 978-988-8139-87-3
- ↑ "Alaric Pearson ROSE [1909-1985]| Gwulo: Old Hong Kong".
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