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VISIT TO HONG KONG BY MR RENTON: 27-31 OCTOBER 1985
26. PERSONALITY NOTES
His Excellency the Governor of Hong Kong
SIR EDWARD YOUDE GOMG MBE
Born 1924.
London.
Nank ing
Secretary
1974-78.
1978-82.
of
Served in
Private
Educated School of Oriental Studies, University
RNVR 1943-46. Joined Foreign Office, 1947.
and Peking 1947-51, Peking 1951-56, 1960-62.
to the Prime Minister 1969-70.
Deputy Under-Secretary of State and Chief Clerk, FCO Governor of Hong Kong since May 1982. Married to Pamela,
2 daughters.
Ambassador to China,
HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
SIR DAVID AKERS-JONES KBE CΜG
Chief Secretary
Born in 1927. Educated in UK. Served in Malayan Civil Service from
1953 to 1957 when joined the Hong Kong Government. Held posts in the New Territories Administration and Government Secretariat before
Hakka
assuming
fluently.
the
present
post in
1985.
Speak s
and Cantonese
Married to Jane, one daughter.
SIR JOHN BREMRIDGE KBE
Financial Secretary
Born South Africa 1925.
Educated in UK. Army Service
Service 1943-47.
Company Executive and Chairman of John Swire and Sons Hong Kong Ltd until 1981. Member of Legislative Council from 1974 and Executive
Council from 1977
1981. Financial Secretary in
Married to Jacqueline, 2 sons and 2 daughters.
before
becoming
ALAN JAMES SCOTT CBE
Deputy Chief Secretary.
Born 1934.
Educated UK.
Served in Fiji 1958-71.
Government 1971. Secretary for Civil Service 1973.
Housing
1977, Secretary
for
Information
Transport 1982.
Married to Joan, 6 children.
1980.
Joined Hong Kong
Secretary for
for Secretary
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