Governor of Hong Kong

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Governor of Hong Kong

The Governor of Hong Kong (; abbreviated ??, Pinyin

Pinyin

Pinyin, more formally Hanyu pinyin, is the most commonly used Romanization system for Standard Mandarin. Hanyu is the Chinese Language, and pinyin means "phonetics", or more literally, "spelling sound" or "spelled sound"....
: Gangdu) was the head

Head of government

The head of government is the chief officer of the executive branch of a government, often presiding over a cabinet . In a parliamentary system, the head of government is often styled Prime Minister, President of the Government, Premier, etc....
of the Hong Kong Government, ex-officio Commander-in-Chief

Commander-in-Chief

A commander-in-chief is the commander of a nation's military forces or significant element of those forces. In the latter case, the force element may be defined as those forces within a particular region or those forces which are associated by function....
and Vice-Admiral of the colony

Hong Kong

Hong Kong , officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located in Southern China in East Asia, bordering the province of Guangdong to the north and facing the South China Sea to the east, west and south....
during British rule between 1841 and 1997.

Upon the end of British rule and the handover of Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China

People's Republic of China

The People's Republic of China , commonly known as China, is the largest country in East Asia and the List of countries by population in the world with over 1.3 billion people, approximately a fifth of the world's population....
in 1997, this office was replaced by the Chief Executive

Chief Executive of Hong Kong

The Chief Executive of Hong Kong is the head of government of the government of Hong Kong and the principal representative of Hong Kong. The position was created to replace the Governor of Hong Kong, who was the head of the Hong Kong government during British rule....
.

Governor's powers and duties were defined in the Hong Kong Letters Patent

Letters patent

Letters patent are a type of legal instrument in the form of an open letter issued by a monarch or government, granting an office, right, government-granted monopoly, title, or status to a person or to some entity such as a corporation....
and Royal Instructions.

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The Governor of Hong Kong (; abbreviated ??, Pinyin

Pinyin

Head of government

Commander-in-Chief

Hong Kong

People's Republic of China

Chief Executive of Hong Kong

The Governor

The Governor's powers and duties were defined in the Hong Kong Letters Patent

Letters patent

British monarchy

The Monarchy of the United Kingdom is the constitutional monarchy of the United Kingdom and its British overseas territory.The present monarch, Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, has reigned since 6 February 1952....
(on the advice of the prime minister

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom and the head of government Her Majesty's Government....
), maintained executive power in Hong Kong throughout British rule, and with the exception of a brief experiment after World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
, no serious attempt was made to introduce representative government, until the final years of British rule.

The Governor appointed most, if not all, of the members of the colony's legislature the Legislative Council

Legislative Council of Hong Kong

The Legislative Council is the unicameral legislature of Hong Kong....
(known colloquially as LegCo), which was largely an advisory body before election was introduced until the first indirect elections of LegCo in 1985, and all members of the Executive Council

Executive Council of Hong Kong

The Executive Council of Hong Kong is an organ in the Executive branch of the political structure of Hong Kong. It is responsible for assisting the Chief Executive of Hong Kong in policy-making....
(ExCo), effectively the cabinet of the colonial government. Initially both Councils were dominated by British expatriates, although this gave way to more local Hong Kong Chinese appointees in later years. Most recent governors of Hong Kong were professional diplomats, save the last Governor, Chris Patten

Chris Patten

Christopher Francis Patten, Baron Patten of Barnes, Order of the Companions of Honour, Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council is a prominent British Conservative politician and a Patron of the Tory Reform Group....
, who was a career politician

Politician

A politician is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of politics or a person who influences the way a society is governed....
. The governor is the president of the Executive Council, and until 1993, the Legislative Council.

At December 1996, The Governor's salary was HK$3,036,000 per annum, tax-free. It was fixed at 125% of the Chief Secretary's

Chief Secretary for Administration

The Chief Secretary for Administration , commonly known as Chief Secretary and abbreviated as CS, is the second highest position of the Hong Kong Government....
salary.

Acting Governor/Administrator

In the absence of the Governor, the Colonial Secretary

Colonial Secretary

In Government of the United Kingdom usage, Colonial Secretary had two different meanings:* The Secretary of State for the Colonies, the Cabinet minister who headed the Colonial Office, was commonly referred to as the Colonial Secretary....
was the acting Governor of the colony. Most were from the British Colonial Office or British Army

British Army

The British Army is the Army branch of the British Armed Forces. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdoms of Kingdom of England and Kingdom of Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707....
officers. One Royal Navy

Royal Navy

The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British Armed Forces . From the mid-18th century until well into the 20th century, it was the most powerful navy in the world, playing a key part in establishing the British Empire as the dominant world power from 1815 until the early 1940s....
Vice Admiral has served as administrator after World War II

World War II

Empire of Japan

The Empire of Japan was a Japanese political entity that existed during the period from the Meiji Restoration in 1868 until its defeat in World War II in 1945....
military officers (3 army officers and 1 naval vice admiral) served as administrator during World War II.

Transport

The Governor of Hong Kong used a Daimler DS420

Daimler DS420

OriginsThe Daimler DS420, popularly known as the Daimler Limousine, began production in 1968, replacing the DR450 which had been based on the Daimler Majestic Major....
for day to day transport and a Rolls-Royce Phantom V

Rolls-Royce Phantom V

The Phantom V was an ultra-exclusive Rolls-Royce car model from the 1960s. A total of 516 were made. The engine was a 90 degree V8 with a capacity of 6,230 cc and twin SU carburetors with a 4-speed automatic transmission....
landaulette for ceremonial occasions. Both vehicles were removed by the Royal Navy

Royal Navy

China

China is a Culture of China, an ancient civilization, and, depending on perspective, a national or multinational entity extending over a large area in East Asia....
on 1 July 1997.

Residences of the governors

The first governor, Sir Henry Pottinger, resided in the Former French Mission Building
Former French Mission Building

The Former French Mission Building is a declared monuments of Hong Kong. It is located at 1, Battery Path, Central, Hong Kong. It currently houses the Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong....
from 1843 to 1846. The building now houses the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal. His successor, John Francis Davis
John Francis Davis

Sir John Francis Davis, 1st Baronet Order of the Bath was a United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland diplomat, Sinologist, and the 2nd Governor of Hong Kong....
, also lived there for a while, before moving to Caine Road.
From the 4th governor, (Sir John Bowring), until the last one, (Chris Patten
Chris Patten

Christopher Francis Patten, Baron Patten of Barnes, Order of the Companions of Honour, Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council is a prominent British Conservative politician and a Patron of the Tory Reform Group....
), governors resided at Government House
Government House, Hong Kong

Government House , located on Government Hill in the Central, Hong Kong of Hong Kong Island, is the official residence of the Chief Executive of Hong Kong of Hong Kong....
.

List

Hong Kong had 28 governors, and 9 administrators:

Term	from	to	Governor	Administrator
	January 1841	August 1841		Captain Captain (Royal Navy) Captain is a senior officer rank of the Royal Navy. It ranks above Commander and below Commodore and has a NATO ranking code of OF-5. The rank is equivalent to a Colonel in the British Army or Royal Marines and to a Group Captain in the Royal Air Force.... Charles Elliot Charles Elliot Charles Elliot, also Charles Elliott was a British naval officer, diplomat and colonial administrator. Born in England, he joined the British Royal Navy in 1816.... RN Royal Navy The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British Armed Forces . From the mid-18th century until well into the 20th century, it was the most powerful navy in the world, playing a key part in establishing the British Empire as the dominant world power from 1815 until the early 1940s....
	August 1841	June 1843		Sir Henry Pottinger Henry Eldred Curwen Pottinger Sir Henry Eldred Curwen Pottinger, 1st Baronet Order of the Bath Privy Council of the United Kingdom of Richmond, London, was an Anglo-Irish soldier and colonial administrator, who became the first Governor of Hong Kong....
1	June 1843	May 1844	Sir Henry Pottinger
2	May 1844	March 1848	Sir John Francis Davis John Francis Davis Sir John Francis Davis, 1st Baronet Order of the Bath was a United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland diplomat, Sinologist, and the 2nd Governor of Hong Kong.... ( or )
	March 1848	March 1848		Major-General William Staveley William Staveley Lieutenant-General William Staveley was a British Army officer and Lieutenant Governor of Hong Kong from 1848-1851.Staveley was born in York, the son of William Staveley and Henrietta Henderson.... BA British Army The British Army is the Army branch of the British Armed Forces. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdoms of Kingdom of England and Kingdom of Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707....
3	March 1848	April 1854	Sir George Bonham ( or )
4	April 1854	May 1859	Sir John Bowring John Bowring Sir John Bowring, Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath was an English political economist, traveller, miscellaneous writer, Polyglot , and the 4th Governor of Hong Kong....
	May 1859	September 1859		William Caine William Caine Captain William Caine was the Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong from 1854-1859. He was the acting Governor of Hong Kong between May and September 1859....
5	September 1859	March 1865	Sir Hercules Robinson Hercules Robinson, 1st Baron Rosmead Hercules George Robert Robinson, 1st Baron Rosmead, Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council GCMG was a British colonial administrator who became the 5th Governor of Hong Kong.... , later Lord Rosmead
	March 1865	March 1866		William T. Mercer William Thomas Mercer William Thomas Mercer was a British Empire Chief Secretary for Administration in Hong Kong from 1859 to 1868. He ruled Hong Kong for one year, between 15 March 1865 to 11 March 1866....
6	March 1866	April 1872	Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell Richard Graves MacDonnell Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell Order of St Michael and St George Order of the Bath was an Anglo-Irish lawyer, judge and colonial governor. His posts as governor included Colonial Heads of The Gambia in West Africa, Governor of Saint Vincent, Governor of South Australia, Lieutenant-Governors of Nova Scotia and Governor of Hong Kong....
	April 1872	April 1872		Henry Wase Whitfield Henry Wase Whitfield Henry Wase Whitfield was the Lieutenant Governor of Hong Kong and the Major General of China, Hong Kong and Straits Settlements from 1869 to 1874....
7	April 1872	March 1876	Sir Arthur Edward Kennedy Arthur Edward Kennedy Sir Arthur Edward Kennedy Order of St Michael and St George Order of the Bath was a United Kingdom colonial administrator who served as governor of a number of British colonies, namely Sierra Leone, Western Australia, Colony of Vancouver Island, Hong Kong and Queensland....
	March 1876	April 1877		John Gardiner Austin
8	April 1877	March 1882	Sir John Pope Hennessy John Pope Hennessy Sir John Pope Hennessy, KCMG was a British Empire politician and Colonial Administrator, who became the 8th Governor of Hong Kong....
	March 1882	March 1882		Malcolm Struan Tonnochy Malcolm Struan Tonnochy Malcolm Struan Tonnochy was a major official in Hong Kong. He has been an acting Governor of Hong Kong in March 1882.Tonnochy was born in Bengal, India in December 1841 and was of Scotland and Indian extraction ....
	March 1882	March 1883		Sir William H. Marsh ( or )
9	March 1883	December 1885	Sir George Ferguson Bowen George Ferguson Bowen Sir George Ferguson Bowen Order of Saint Michael and Saint George was a United Kingdom colony administrator whose appointments included postings to Hong Kong, Australia and New Zealand....
	December 1885	April 1887		Sir William H. Marsh
	April 1887	October 1887		Major-General William Gordon Cameron William Gordon Cameron Major-General William Gordon Cameron was a British Empire soldier and colonial administrator, who governed Hong Kong in a period between April of 1887 to October 1887, when Sir George William Des V?ux succeeded him as the 10th Governor of Hong Kong....
10	October 1887	May 1891	Sir George William Des Vœux
	May 1891	December 1891		Major-General Digby Barker
11	December 1891	January 1898	Sir William Robinson Sir William Robinson Sir William Robinson was a United Kingdom colonial governor who was the last Governor of Trinidad and the first Governor of the merged colony of Trinidad and Tobago....
	February 1898	November 1898		Major-General Wilsone Black Wilsone Black Wilsone Black was a British Empire military officer and colonial administrator, who became an Acting Administrator in Hong Kong for a period between February to November 1898....
12	November 1898	July 1903	Sir Henry Arthur Blake Henry Arthur Blake Sir Henry Arthur Blake was a United Kingdom colonial administrator, Governor of Hong Kong from 1898 to 1903....
	November 1903	July 1904		Sir Francis Henry May
13	July 1904	April 1907	Sir Matthew Nathan Matthew Nathan Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Matthew Nathan, Order of St Michael and St George was a United Kingdom soldier and civil servant, who variously served as the Governor of Sierra Leone, Gold Coast , Hong Kong, KwaZulu-Natal Province and Queensland....
	April 1907	July 1907		Sir Francis Henry May
14	July 1907	March 1912	Sir Frederick Lugard Frederick Lugard Frederick John Dealtry Lugard, 1st Baron Lugard, Order of St Michael and St George, Order of the Bath, Distinguished Service Order, Privy Council of the United Kingdom was a United Kingdom soldier, explorer of Africa and colonial administrator, who was Governor of Hong Kong and List of Governors-General of Nigeria .... , later Lord Lugard
	March 1912	July 1912		Claud Severn Claud Severn Claude Severn was a British Empire colonial administrator. He was the Chief Secretary for Administration of Hong Kong from 1911 - 1925 and he governed Hong Kong on various occasions as an acting administrator....
15	July 1912	September 1918	Sir Francis Henry May
	September 1918	September 1919		Claud Severn Claud Severn Claude Severn was a British Empire colonial administrator. He was the Chief Secretary for Administration of Hong Kong from 1911 - 1925 and he governed Hong Kong on various occasions as an acting administrator....
16	September 1919	October 1925	Sir Reginald Edward Stubbs Reginald Edward Stubbs Sir Reginald Edward Stubbs, GCMG was a United Kingdom colonial governor, who was once the Governor of Hong Kong. He disgraced himself while Governor of Ceylon over the Mark Anthony Bracegirdle....
	March 1925	November 1925		Claud Severn Claud Severn Claude Severn was a British Empire colonial administrator. He was the Chief Secretary for Administration of Hong Kong from 1911 - 1925 and he governed Hong Kong on various occasions as an acting administrator....
17	November 1925	February 1930	Sir Cecil Clementi Cecil Clementi Sir Cecil Clementi, Order of St. Michael and St. George, Venerable Order of St John, Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, Royal Asiatic Society was a United Kingdom colonial administrator, who became Governor of Hong Kong....
	February 1930	March 1930		Wilfrid Southorn Wilfrid Thomas Southorn Wilfred Thomas Southorn was a British Empire colonial administrator. He was the Chief Secretary for Administration from 1925-1936 and he became Governor of Hong Kong on various occasions....
18	May 1930	May 1935	Sir William Peel
	May 1935	September 1935		Wilfrid Southorn Wilfrid Thomas Southorn Wilfred Thomas Southorn was a British Empire colonial administrator. He was the Chief Secretary for Administration from 1925-1936 and he became Governor of Hong Kong on various occasions....
	September 1935	November 1935		Norman Smith Norman Lockhart Smith Norman Lockhart Smith was a British Empire colonial administrator who became Governor of Hong Kong on various occasions....
	November 1935	December 1935		Wilfrid Southorn Wilfrid Thomas Southorn Wilfred Thomas Southorn was a British Empire colonial administrator. He was the Chief Secretary for Administration from 1925-1936 and he became Governor of Hong Kong on various occasions....
19	December 1935	April 1937	Sir Andrew Caldecott Andrew Caldecott Sir Andrew Caldecott, GCMG, KBE was a United Kingdom colonial administrator....
	April 1937	October 1937		Norman Smith Norman Lockhart Smith Norman Lockhart Smith was a British Empire colonial administrator who became Governor of Hong Kong on various occasions....
20	November 1937	September 1941	Sir Geoffrey Northcote
	6 September1941	10 September1941		Norman Smith Norman Lockhart Smith Norman Lockhart Smith was a British Empire colonial administrator who became Governor of Hong Kong on various occasions....
21	September 1941	Dec 1941	Sir Mark Aitchison Young Mark Aitchison Young Sir Mark Aitchison Young, Order of St Michael and St George was a United Kingdom Administrator of the Government who became the Governor of Hong Kong during the years immediately before and after World War II....
interrupted by Japanese invasion and occupation of Hong Kong Japanese occupation of Hong Kong The Japanese occupation of Hong Kong began after the Governor of Hong Kong, Mark Aitchison Young surrendered the territory of Hong Kong to Imperial Japan on 25 December 1941 after Battle of Hong Kong by British and Canadian defenders against overwhelming Japanese Imperial forces....
	December 1941	February 1942		Lieutenant General Lieutenant General Lieutenant General is a military rank used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages where the title of Lieutenant General was held by the second in command on the battlefield, who was normally subordinate to a Captain General.... Takashi Sakai Takashi Sakai was a lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II, known for his brutal conquest of Hong Kong in late 1941.... and Vice Admiral Vice Admiral Vice Admiral is a naval rank equivalent to Lieutenant General in seniority. A Vice Admiral is typically senior to a Rear Admiral and junior to an Admiral.... Masaichi Niimi Masaichi Niimi was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during the World War II....
	February 1942	December 1944	Lieutenant-General Rensuke Isogai Rensuke Isogai was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army and Governor of Hong Kong under Japanese occupation from 20 February 1942 to 24 December 1944....
	February 1945	August 1945	Lieutenant-General Hisaichi Tanaka Hisaichi Tanaka was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army, and head of the Japanese occupation force in Hong Kong in World War II. His name is occasionally transliterated "Tanaka hisaichi"....
interrupted by Japanese invasion and occupation of Hong Kong
	August 1945	September 1945		Provisional Government ruled by Sir Franklin Charles Gimson Franklin Charles Gimson Sir Franklin Charles Gimson, KCMG, KStJ, was a British Empire colonial administrator, who briefly served as the Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong before the surrender of then Governor Mark Aitchison Young in 25 December 1941....
	September 1945	April 1946		Military Government ruled by Rear Admiral Sir Cecil Halliday Jepson Harcourt Cecil Halliday Jepson Harcourt Admiral Sir Cecil Halliday Jepson Harcourt, Order of the British Empire, Order of the Bath, was a British Empire naval commander, who became the head of a provisional military government in Hong Kong from September 1945 to April 1946....
21	May 1946	May 1947	Sir Mark Aitchison Young Mark Aitchison Young Sir Mark Aitchison Young, Order of St Michael and St George was a United Kingdom Administrator of the Government who became the Governor of Hong Kong during the years immediately before and after World War II....
22	July 1947	December 1957	Sir Alexander Grantham Alexander Grantham Sir Alexander William George Herder Grantham, Order of St Michael and St George, was a United Kingdom colonial administrator who governed Hong Kong....
	December 1957	January 1958		Edgeworth Beresford David Edgeworth Beresford David Edgeworth Beresford David was the Chief Secretary for Administration of Hong Kong from 1955 - 1957. David became Administrator after Black was named Governor in late 1957....
23	January 1958	March 1964	Sir Robert Brown Black Robert Brown Black Sir Robert Brown Black Order of St Michael and St George, Order of the British Empire was a United Kingdom Viceroy. He was Governor of Hong Kong of Hong Kong from 23 January 1958 to 1 April 1964, having been Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong from 1952 - 1955....
	March 1964	April 1964		Edmund Brinsley Teesdale Edmund Brinsley Teesdale Edmund Brinsley Teesdale, Military Cross was the Chief Secretary for Administration of Hong Kong from 1963 to 1965.\|-...
24	April 1964	October 1971	Sir David Clive Crosbie Trench David Clive Crosbie Trench Sir David Clive Crosbie Trench, Order of St Michael and St George, Military Cross, Deputy Lieutenant 2 June 1915-1988 was a United Kingdom soldier and colonial governor....
	October 1971	November 1971		Sir Hugh Selby Norman-Walker
25	November 1971	April 1982	Sir Murray MacLehose Crawford Murray MacLehose, Baron MacLehose of Beoch File:HK Wong Pao Yue-Kong Swimming Pool Complex Foundation Stone by Murray MacLehose 1977.jpgCrawford Murray MacLehose, Baron MacLehose of Beoch, Order of the Thistle, Order of the British Empire, Order of St Michael and St George, Royal Victorian Order, Privy Council of the United Kingdom, Deputy Lieutenant was the 25th Governor of Hong Ko... , later Lord MacLehose of Beoch
	April 1982	May 1982		Sir Philip Haddon-Cave
26	May 1982	December 1986	Sir Edward Youde Edward Youde Sir Edward Youde Order of St Michael and St George, Royal Victorian Order, Order of the British Empire was a United Kingdom Administrator of the Government, diplomat and Sinologist.... (died in office)
	December 1986	April 1987		Sir David Akers-Jones David Akers-Jones Sir David Akers-Jones, Order of the British Empire, Order of St Michael and St George, Hong Kong honours system, Justice of the Peace was the Chief Secretary for Administration of Hong Kong from 1985 to 1987, and was briefly Acting Governor of Hong Kong.... (Acting Governor)
27	April 1987	July 1992	Sir David Wilson David Wilson, Baron Wilson of Tillyorn David Clive Wilson, Baron Wilson of Tillyorn, Order of the Thistle, Order of St Michael and St George is a retired United Kingdom Administrator of the Government, diplomat and Sinologist.... , later Lord Wilson of Tillyorn
	July 1992	July 1992		Sir David Robert Ford David Robert Ford Sir David Robert Ford Order of the British Empire, Royal Victorian Order , was the fifth and the last non-Zhonghua Minzu Chief Secretary of Hong Kong....
28	July 1992	June 1997	The Rt. Hon. Christopher Francis Patten , later Lord Patten of Barnes

Firsts

John Francis Davis
John Francis Davis

Sir John Francis Davis, 1st Baronet Order of the Bath was a United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland diplomat, Sinologist, and the 2nd Governor of Hong Kong....
- first Sinologist to serve as Governor
John Bowring
John Bowring

Sir John Bowring, Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath was an English political economist, traveller, miscellaneous writer, Polyglot , and the 4th Governor of Hong Kong....
- first Puritan
Puritan

A Puritan of 16th and 17th century England was an associate of any number of religious groups advocating for more "purity" of worship and doctrine, as well as personal and group pietism....
to serve as Governor
John Pope Hennessy
John Pope Hennessy

Sir John Pope Hennessy, KCMG was a British Empire politician and Colonial Administrator, who became the 8th Governor of Hong Kong....
- first Irishman to serve as Governor
Matthew Nathan
Matthew Nathan

Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Matthew Nathan, Order of St Michael and St George was a United Kingdom soldier and civil servant, who variously served as the Governor of Sierra Leone, Gold Coast , Hong Kong, KwaZulu-Natal Province and Queensland....
- first Jew
Jew

A Jew is a member of the Jewish people, an ethnoreligious group that traces its ancestry to the Israelites or Hebrews of the Ancient Near East....
to serve as Governor
Cecil Clementi
Cecil Clementi

Sir Cecil Clementi, Order of St. Michael and St. George, Venerable Order of St John, Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, Royal Asiatic Society was a United Kingdom colonial administrator, who became Governor of Hong Kong....
- first India
India

India, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, the List of countries by population country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world....
n born and Cantonese
Cantonese

Cantonese generally refers to people or things associated with a region around the Chinese province of Guangdong or its capital, Guangzhou.* Cantonese, a branch of the Chinese language family, spoken in Guangdong and neighboring provinces...
speaking to serve as Governor
Mark Aitchison Young
Mark Aitchison Young

Sir Mark Aitchison Young, Order of St Michael and St George was a United Kingdom Administrator of the Government who became the Governor of Hong Kong during the years immediately before and after World War II....
- first prisoner of war
Prisoner of war

A prisoner of war is a combatant who is held in continuing custody by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict....
to serve as Governor
Takashi Sakai
Takashi Sakai

was a lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II, known for his brutal conquest of Hong Kong in late 1941....
- first Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
ese administrator to serve as Governor
Edward Youde
Edward Youde

Sir Edward Youde Order of St Michael and St George, Royal Victorian Order, Order of the British Empire was a United Kingdom Administrator of the Government, diplomat and Sinologist....
- first fluent in Mandarin
Mandarin

Mandarin may refer to any of the following:...
and to die in office to serve as Governor
Charles Elliot
Charles Elliot

Charles Elliot, also Charles Elliott was a British naval officer, diplomat and colonial administrator. Born in England, he joined the British Royal Navy in 1816....
- first military administrator to serve as Governor
Henry Eldred Curwen Pottinger
Henry Eldred Curwen Pottinger

Sir Henry Eldred Curwen Pottinger, 1st Baronet Order of the Bath Privy Council of the United Kingdom of Richmond, London, was an Anglo-Irish soldier and colonial administrator, who became the first Governor of Hong Kong....
- first Governor of Hong Kong
Chris Patten
Chris Patten

Christopher Francis Patten, Baron Patten of Barnes, Order of the Companions of Honour, Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council is a prominent British Conservative politician and a Patron of the Tory Reform Group....
- first non diplomat to serve as Governor and first Governor not to don the formal dress as Governor

Governor of Hong Kong

The Governor

Acting Governor/Administrator

Transport

Residences of the governors

List

Firsts

See also

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