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中文:The image here is claimed to be in public domain as it is:
  1. A portrait of one of Hong kong's most famous politicians;
  2. There are no copyleft alternatives of such a photo;
  3. The image used is of a ceremonial and not a commerical value;
  4. The article is greatly improved by the prominence of this photo;
  5. Which is hosted and displayed on the not-for-profit Wikipedia Encylopedia for educational purposes.
  6. The person in the photo died in 1933 and therefore the copyright has expired.

Sir Claud Severn (1869 - 1933), British colonial administrator RID No. PH001861, 07-02-041, The Government Records Service, Hong Kong (cropped) c. 1912 - 1926 Unknown, owned by the Information Services Department, Hong Kong Government

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Date 5 July 2009 (original upload date)
Source Transferred from zh.wikipedia to Commons by Shizhao using CommonsHelper.
Author The original uploader was Clithering at Chinese Wikipedia.

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  • 2009-07-05 09:41 Clithering 518×526× (137702 bytes) ===Fair Use=== The image here is claimed to be '''in public domain''' as it is: #A portrait of one of Hong kong's most famous politicians; #There are no copyleft alternatives of such a photo; #The image used is of a ceremonial and not a commerical value

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