, ▁Cambridge . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁gaz ett ed ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁H uss ars ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁and ▁joined ▁the ▁Col onial ▁Administr ative ▁Service ▁in ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁Deput y ▁C ler k ▁of ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Council ▁of ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁for ▁a ▁short ▁period ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁he ▁was ▁called ▁to ▁the ▁Bar ▁at ▁the ▁Inner ▁Temple ▁and ▁attended ▁the ▁Imperial ▁Def ence ▁College ▁later ▁that ▁year . ▁ ▁Gran th am ▁became ▁Col onial ▁Secretary ▁of ▁B erm uda ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁and ▁of ▁J ama ica ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 1 . ▁He ▁then ▁served ▁as ▁Chief ▁Secretary ▁of ▁Niger ia ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁and ▁as ▁Governor ▁of ▁F iji ▁and ▁High ▁Commission er ▁for ▁the ▁Western ▁Pacific ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁ ▁Im medi ately ▁after ▁his ▁ten ure ▁as ▁High ▁Commission er ▁ended , ▁he ▁became ▁Governor ▁of ▁Hong ▁Kong , ▁until ▁ 1 9 5 7 . ▁He ▁opposed ▁his ▁prede cess or , ▁Sir ▁Mark ▁Young ' s ▁proposal ▁of ▁expand ing ▁social ▁services ▁on ▁the ▁ground ▁that ▁the ▁local ▁Chinese ▁population ▁c ared ▁little ▁about ▁social ▁w elf are . ▁ ▁Leg